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Stop Trump’s US Postal Service privatization Here are truths they don’t want you to know. [1]
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Date: 2025-02-25
Trump wants to privatize the United States Postal Service. Private delivery companies will devastate rural deliveries and cause pricing shocks to everyone. Even private companies depend on the USPS.
Stop Trump’s US Postal Service Privatization
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Summary
The speaker warns that Donald Trump is pushing to privatize the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) by moving it under the Commerce Department, which would devastate rural America and working-class Americans. The USPS is falsely portrayed as mismanaged when, in reality, it was crippled by a Republican-led mandate forcing it to pre-fund retiree benefits decades in advance. Unlike private carriers, the USPS delivers to every address at the same price and is essential for rural mail, medicine, and commerce. Privatization would mean higher costs, job losses, and unreliable service for those who need it most.
Key Points:
Manufactured Crisis: The USPS is self-sustaining but was artificially burdened by a 2006 Republican law requiring it to pre-fund pensions decades in advance.
The USPS is self-sustaining but was artificially burdened by a 2006 Republican law requiring it to pre-fund pensions decades in advance. Essential for Rural America: Private carriers rely on the USPS for “last-mile” delivery to rural areas, which they wouldn’t be able to serve profitably.
Privatization Means Higher Costs: A first-class letter costs under $1 with USPS, while private companies charge five times as much.
A first-class letter costs under $1 with USPS, while private companies charge five times as much. Threat to Jobs and Democracy: USPS employs many veterans and union workers and is crucial for mail-in voting—privatization would endanger both.
USPS employs many veterans and union workers and is crucial for mail-in voting—privatization would endanger both. Corporate Greed Over Public Good: Trump and his allies seek to dismantle the USPS to benefit wealthy private carriers, leaving Americans with worse service and higher prices.
Trump and his allies seek to dismantle the USPS to benefit wealthy private carriers, leaving Americans with worse service and higher prices.
The USPS is one of America’s most significant public institutions, ensuring every citizen has equal access to essential services regardless of wealth or location. Trump’s push to privatize it is yet another example of corporate greed taking priority over working-class and rural Americans, who rely on this service for jobs, medicine, and mail. The fight to protect the Postal Service is to preserve democracy, fair wages, and a government that works for the people—not just for profit.
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