Postal Traffic to U.s. Fell 80% After Gov Stopped Exemption on Low-Value Parcels
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The US Postal Service saw an 80% decline in international mail after the Trump administration stopped exempting low-value parcels from taxes, sparking concerns about the potential privatization of the postal service.
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mranikiAuthor
4 months ago
Then they'll say nobody uses the postal service and hand it off to one of the oligarchs.
ChrisArchitect
4 months ago
[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45152829
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