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Farmer-Rick

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12. Trump started destroying the USPS during his first term

Reply to Vinca (Original post)

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 10:24 AM

Jul 24

During the first Trump administration, Trump proposed cutting postal services and shifting legacy costs for retiree benefits to the federal government to make the Postal Service profitable before privatizing it. A later task force headed by Mnuchin downplayed overt privatization but proposed cutting services and ending postal workers’ collective bargaining rights.

So postal Services were cut, no more weekend deliveries and offices closed on Saturdays. Pay and benefits for workers were cut and price increases for all services are routinely added while delivery times get longer and longer.

Then Trump appointed De Joy as Postmaster General. He was a Trump campaign donor and fundraiser whose business interests posed potential conflicts of interest with the Postal Service.

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The Post Office - Trump destruction is hitting home. [View all] Vinca Jul 24 OP

It is a deliberate destruction of federal agencies so billionaires can take over with high profit scam Irish_Dem Jul 24 #1

The Post Office makes deliveries for Fed-Ex and UPS gab13by13 Jul 24 #4

Rural folks are getting really screwed. Irish_Dem Jul 24 #5

And Amazon sometimes. ananda Jul 24 #7

America's new motto is bottomless greed. dalton99a Jul 24 #8

Corrupt from top to bottom. Irish_Dem Jul 24 #9

paying taxes will just be for suckers and losers, right? IRS under Drumpf won't go after rich cheats anymore. nt Evolve Dammit Jul 24 #11

The rich know they don't have to pay taxes. Irish_Dem Jul 24 #13

G.O.P. is trashing systems so they can privatize and profitize BoRaGard Jul 24 #2

Privatize Profits, Socialize Expenses TheBlackAdder Jul 24 #3

The buyouts were pre-Trump Igel Jul 24 #6

And the Fork in the Road... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 24 #15

same in our area. DeJoy fucked it up big time. And obviously they want it privatized. Evolve Dammit Jul 24 #10

Trump started destroying the USPS during his first term Farmer-Rick Jul 24 #12

We have postal delivery on Saturday where I live... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 24 #16

Well, good for you Farmer-Rick Jul 26 #18

Yeah, that sucks not even having the option SickOfTheOnePct Jul 26 #19

We haven't had home delivery in over a month mainer Jul 24 #14

Republicans have had the Postal Service in their cross hairs for decades peggysue2 Jul 24 #17

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