republicans try to kill postal service

[merrill]

How George W. Bush Killed the Post Office - Portland Mercury​

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What's going on here? Right-wing sabotage of USPS financing, that's what. In 2006, the Bush White House and Congress whacked the post office with the Postal ...

The Post Office: Inside the Radical Republican War | DCReport.org​

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Jun 1, 2020 · In 1970 a local walkout by postal workers turned into a massive strike over poor wages and benefits. The postal employees hit the picket lines ...

The U.S. Postal Service said it has informed federal budget officials ...​

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Apr 12, 2026 · George Bush and his Republican majority in Congress started the destruction of the Postal Service. Now Trump wants to finish the job. "So why is ...

 

[Darkwind]

So?

What purpose does the USPS serve in today's world?

BTW, are you aware that the USPS operates, maintains, and trains the largest ICE engine fleet in the world?

 

[The Duke]

Chinese and Amazon are eating the Post Office, FedEx, and UPS's lunches.
2011? I could get a medium-sized priority box to anywhere in the world in 3 days.
Now? It's all kinds of fucked up and costs more than twice as much and takes twice as long.
If not longer. It has not gotten better since Obama was president.

 

[Polishprince]

USPS just isn't that relevant nowadays. Most payments are made electronically, bills rarely come in the mail.

Back in the day, daily mail delivery made sense. Now, twice weekly delivery of the ads would be plenty for most customers.