Trump's USPS Privatization Drive Could Endanger Rural Deliveries, E-Commerce Giants Like Amazon - EconoTimes

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Trump takes office on January 20.
52% : The story cited two other sources acquainted with the topic and stated that individuals who will be working under Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy at the Department of Government Efficiency had also had initial discussions regarding significant changes to USPS.
39% : According to the story, Trump has met with his nominee for commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, at Mar-a-Lago to discuss privatizing the Postal Service.
32% : Trump threatened to veto a $2.3 trillion coronavirus stimulus program that Congress had authorized in 2020, which included a $10 billion loan to the Postal Service from the Treasury Department.
29% : USPS employees sort mail as privatization discussions under Trump cast uncertainty on the agency's future.
23% : According to the Washington Post, Trump expressed his belief that the government should not provide financial support to the organization after learning about its yearly deficits.High-Level Talks Focus on USPS Future

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