Discussion

• @realdonaldtrump Donald J. Trump on x

  Why is the United States Post Office, which is losing many billions of dollars a year, while charging Amazon and others so little to deliver their packages, making Amazon richer and the Post Office dumber and poorer? Should be charging MUCH MORE!

• @repbonnie Bonnie WatsonColeman on x

  Oversight committee has a bill to address the margins that affect the financial footing of @USPS. We're waiting on Republicans to bring it to the floor. Regardless, you have no grounds to attack the intellect of agencies that provide affordable & critical resources to Americans. …

• @rokhanna Ro Khanna on x

  I have a better idea. Postal banking would strengthen the U.S. Post Office while providing a wide range of low-cost banking services to communities across America. Let's get it done. http://twitter.com/...

• @slsmith000 Sarah Smith on x

  Why is the President singling out one corporation, which shares an owner with the WaPo, which exposes Trump lies and corruption? Why did Trump give Amazon billions in tax breaks if he is so concerned? http://twitter.com/...

• @mathewi Mathew Ingram on x

  Sure, a sitting president calling on a federal institution to target a private company seems totally normal http://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @saletan Will Saletan on x

  Whoa there. Did you just say rural delivery is subsidized? So if USPS starts charging true cost as POTUS recommends, his voters pay more? http://twitter.com/...

• @jaycaruso Jay Caruso on x

  Actually, USPS package delivery is a profitable arm of the service which helps subsidize letter and rural delivery. USPS also benefits from Amazon-built sort facilities that feed into USPS's last mile network. http://twitter.com/...

• @mikeelgan Mike Elgan on x

  In other words, Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post. The Post reported truths about Trump. Now it's payback time. https://twitter.com/...

• @haroldpollack Harold Pollack on x

  I suspect @realDonaldTrump misread Appendix Table 5 in this @USGAO report “U.S. Postal Service: Key Considerations for Restoring Fiscal Sustainability.” Understandable error. Who knew retiree benefit obligations were so complicated? https://www.gao.gov/... https://twitter.com/..…

• @derekakessler Derek Kessler on x

  Shipping is USPS's most profitable business. Rates are set by the Postal Regulatory Commission, an independent agency of 5 commissioners appointed by POTUS. USPS's loses stem from a 2006 law requiring it prepay 75 years of pension funding. No other agency or business does this. h…