
The Daily Signal Why Bailing Out the Postal Service Isn't a Good Idea
May 13, 2020
28:57
The U.S. Postal Service is feeling the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. It recently asked for $75 billion in taxpayer funding. President Donald Trump said that any bailout must be conditioned on reform.
Romina Boccia, a fiscal and economic expert at The Heritage Foundation who focuses on government spending and the national debt, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss why a bailout of the USPS isn't the way to go, what reforms the USPS should adopt, House Democrats' request for $25 billion for the USPS in their fourth coronavirus package, and more.\
We also cover these stories:
- House Democrats release details about their $3 trillion Coronavirus relief package, the fourth major spending proposal amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
- Dr. Anthony Fauci is warning of the potential dangerous consequences of reopening America too soon.
- Trump tweets his support for Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who opened his factory again this week against local lockdown orders.
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