To analyze the Postal Service’s operations, finances and workforce demographics, we drew from a range of sources. Postal Service after the latest Pew Research Center survey once again placed it at the top of the list of government agencies that Americans view favorably. How has the Postal Service, which turns 50 next year, wound up in such a predicament? We crunched the numbers to find out. A coalition of retailers plans a $2 million lobbying and ad campaign to oppose Trump’s plans and support a massive rescue package. They say that without relief, the Postal Service could run out of operating cash as soon as this fall.
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He has blocked a $10 billion congressionally approved emergency loan to the cash-strapped agency threatened to veto any future emergency funds unless the Postal Service quadruples its package shipping prices and named one of his major donors as the new postmaster general.ĭemocrats, many outside analysts, Postal Service advocates and the agency itself dispute Trump’s contention that low package rates are the main driver of its money woes. President Donald Trump has long claimed that package shippers, particularly online retailers such as Amazon, aren’t paying enough. This year, 91% of Americans – and equal 91% shares of Democrats and Republicans – had a favorable view of the agency.īut the Postal Service, already in a deep financial hole, now finds itself caught in a political firestorm. Postal Service consistently tops the favorability list in Pew Research Center’s periodic surveys of public views of government agencies.
A postal carrier walks by One World Trade Center in New York City on April 30.
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