Why Bailing Out the Postal Service Isn't a Good Idea
<p>The U.S. Postal Service is feeling the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. It recently asked for $75 billion in taxpayer funding. President Donald Trump said that any bailout must be conditioned on reform.</p><br><p>Romina Boccia, a fiscal and economic expert at The Heritage Foundation who focuses on government spending and the national debt, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss why a bailout of the USPS isn't the way to go, what reforms the USPS should adopt,&nbsp;House Democrats' request for $25 billion for the USPS in their fourth coronavirus package, and more.\</p><br><p>We also cover these stories:</p><ul><li>House Democrats release details about their $3 trillion Coronavirus relief package, the fourth major spending proposal amid the Coronavirus pandemic.</li><li>Dr. Anthony Fauci is warning of the potential dangerous consequences of reopening America too soon.&nbsp;</li><li>Trump tweets his support for Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who opened his factory again this week against local lockdown orders.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Show Notes
The U.S. Postal Service is feeling the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. It recently asked for $75 billion in taxpayer funding. President Donald Trump said that any bailout must be conditioned on reform.
Romina Boccia, a fiscal and economic expert at The Heritage Foundation who focuses on government spending and the national debt, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss why a bailout of the USPS isn't the way to go, what reforms the USPS should adopt, House Democrats' request for $25 billion for the USPS in their fourth coronavirus package, and more.\
We also cover these stories:
- House Democrats release details about their $3 trillion Coronavirus relief package, the fourth major spending proposal amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
- Dr. Anthony Fauci is warning of the potential dangerous consequences of reopening America too soon.
- Trump tweets his support for Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who opened his factory again this week against local lockdown orders.
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