USPS on Brink: Congress Must Act to Save Mail Service
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U.S. Postal Service on the Brink: Declining Mail Volume, Strict Rules, and Looming Cash Crisis
The U.S. Postal Service is facing a severe cash crisis due to a nearly 50% drop in mail volume over the past two decades, primarily from the shift to digital communication and a reliance on low-profit advertising mail. With strict rules preventing price hikes, borrowing more, or closing money-losing offices, the agency is seeking flexibility to hike package rates, borrow more, and implement an eight percent surcharge on priority items for fuel costs. Lawmakers are pushing back, questioning big labor costs and suggesting hiring freezes, but the postmaster general warns of potential service disruptions unless Congress acts soon to redefine service levels and funding.
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