The Debate Over a U.S. Postal Service Bailout

Matthew Yglesias, writing for Vox:

In general, there are a lot of complexities to the long-term postal policy picture in the United States, but the immediate crisis is actually pretty simple: Mail volumes are plunging, taking USPS revenue down with them. And unless something is done relatively quickly to make up for those lost revenues, it’s hard to see how significant layoffs and service reductions can be avoided.

★ Monday, 13 April 2020