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23. Postal carriers would be part time and only work one day a week?

Reply to Jacson6 (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:42 AM

Apr 10

What are they supposed to do the rest of the time? Door Dash?

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USPS to suspend pension contributions, seeks 4-cent stamp price hike [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 9 OP

$4.25 gasoline doesn't help . James48 Apr 9 #1

Especially since Trump Old Crank Apr 9 #15

The USPS is required to pre-fund employees retirement.. summer_in_TX Apr 10 #17

That ended 4 years ago when the Postal Service Reform Act was passed MichMan Apr 10 #30

Thanks for the info. I missed that. summer_in_TX Apr 10 #37

It's being systematically destroyed in preparation for privatization or elimination. CousinIT Apr 9 #2

Explain how it was defunded when it doesn't get any taxpayer subsidies? MichMan Apr 9 #11

Government not paying for a constitutional requirement Old Crank Apr 9 #14

You are correct; going all the way back to 1970 MichMan Apr 9 #16

1970. quakerboy Apr 10 #28

Enough with the nickel and diming every year TexasBushwhacker Apr 9 #3

more or less quakerboy Apr 10 #29

I get 3 letters a week and have Amazon PKG deliver once a week. Jacson6 Apr 9 #4

"The Internet has replaced the mail delivery service for most correspondence. IMHO." BumRushDaShow Apr 9 #6

Interestingly, in our rural area, Starlink is the only satellite service we could get. Dixiegrrrl Apr 9 #9

Postal carriers would be part time and only work one day a week? MichMan Apr 10 #23

STOP delivering mail on Saturdays and save billions Bengus81 Apr 9 #5

Or just fund the USPS properly, and get rid of the trump appointees running it into the ground quakerboy Apr 10 #21

It was reckless for congress to stop funding it in 1970 MichMan Apr 10 #24

When I was a child the stamps were four cents. twodogsbarking Apr 9 #7

All under the expert hand of DeJoy! He has financial interests in privatization of the USPS dontcha know! n/t PatrickforB Apr 9 #8

He left last year but the damage is done. BumRushDaShow Apr 9 #10

DeJoy resigned a year ago n/t MichMan Apr 9 #12

But the damage he did remains. I do stand corrected, but the USPS is still having DeJoy issues. n/t PatrickforB Apr 9 #13

It wasn't just him it was the Republican as a whole as they've been conspiring for decades to kill the USPS. cstanleytech Apr 10 #20

Well before DeJoy was appointed, the requirement summer_in_TX Apr 10 #18

Thankfully, they pre-fund bullshit was finally repealed BumRushDaShow Apr 10 #25

Thanks. Don't know how I missed that. summer_in_TX Apr 10 #38

That year, we were in the middle of a horrific pandemic BumRushDaShow Apr 11 #39

Frankly I think a national gas and diesel tax specifically for funding the postal service only is needed. cstanleytech Apr 10 #19

Time to stock up on Forever stamps again Maeve Apr 10 #22

Surprised TPTB haven't decided structuring is involved. bucolic_frolic Apr 10 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 10 #27

Umm... OldBaldy1701E Apr 10 #31

It may have been bad, but passed with overwhelming support by voice vote in the house & unanimous consent in the senate MichMan Apr 10 #32

Congress has made other mistakes that they were all in on before. OldBaldy1701E Apr 10 #33

"It is a shame that they don't see the need to fix this one." BumRushDaShow Apr 10 #36

No offense, but if the 'damage was done', then the repeal did not 'fix' it. OldBaldy1701E Apr 11 #40

Future Democratic Congresses and administrations can BumRushDaShow Apr 11 #41

You're right, it wasn't just a GOP idea and now it's been repealed, and yet D. Spaulding Apr 10 #35

I retired from USPS two years ago; I don't think there's anyway the USPS is D. Spaulding Apr 10 #34