Dear friend,
Donald Trump is trying to kill the US Postal Service. We need your help to
stop him.
The post office has been a cornerstone of our democracy for over two
centuries. It's literally written into the Constitution that government
must operate it. But right now it's in danger of total collapse.
Trump just said people should pay more for sending packages -- and if that
doesn't happen, he won't save the postal service.^1 If the post office
fails, it will hurt millions of Americans who depend on it. And it will
undermine the November election by making vote by mail that much more
difficult. We need your help -- right now.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Tell Congress to reject Trump's demands and
instead save the postal service and our democracy!
The post office delivers mail everywhere in America, including rural areas
and low income areas that many private companies would rather not serve.
Right now, as Americans stay home to stop the spread of coronavirus,
they're depending on the postal service more than ever before.
But the post office is in serious financial trouble. Not because of
anything the postal service did. Instead, the problem dates back to
President George W. Bush.
In 2006 Bush and the Republican Congress passed a bill requiring the US
Postal Service to spend the next ten years prepaying the pension and
health costs for people who retire over the next 75 years. That's a
practice that hardly any company or public agency has to do. 88% of the
Postal Service's losses since then are due to this Bush-era law.^2
The House already voted to repeal this provision. And Democrats wanted to
include a post office bailout in the March stimulus bill. But Trump and
his Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin refused, putting communities and even
our election at risk.^3 We need Congress to insist that the next stimulus
include a bailout of the postal service.
There's huge energy right now across the country to save the postal
service. But if we're going to do it, we need to tell Congress. Your
petition signatures are immediately delivered to Congressional offices, so
one of the best ways to make your voice heard and have a real impact is to
click the link below. We're running out of time.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name: Tell Congress to save the postal service and our
democracy!
Thanks for taking action in this urgent moment,
Robert and the team at Demand Progress
[ [link removed] ]DONATE
Sources:
1. Washington Post, "Trump says he will block coronavirus aid for U.S.
Postal Service if it doesn't hike prices immediately," [ [link removed] ]April 24, 2020.
2. The Week, "How George Bush broke the Post Office," [ [link removed] ]April 16, 2018.
3. Washington Post, "White House rejects bailout for U.S. Postal Service
battered by coronavirus," [ [link removed] ]April 11, 2020.
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