COVID-19 may change the way we use postal services for things like letters, packages, or other mail.
It could even change things like how much things on Amazon cost.
The USPS says they are losing millions, and COVID-19 is preventing them from operating effectively.
MAIL YOUR PACKAGES, YOURLETTERS...EVEN HOW MUCH YOUR AMAZON ORDERCOSTS.THE U-S POSTAL SERVICE SAYS...THEY ARE LOSING BILLIONS ANDTHE LOSSES ARE "THREATENINGTHEIR ABILITY TO OPERATE."SCRIPPS REPORTER JOE ST.GEORGE SHOWS YOU HOW THISISSUE...MIGHT MEAN - ITEMS YOU ORDERONLINE...WILL COST MORE!THE POST OFFICE, A PLACE OLDERTHAN OUR COUNTRY ITSELF.NOW THOUGH SERIOUS QUESTIONSABOUT ITS FUTURE.GRAPHICS THE COVID 19 PANDEMICIS RESULTING IN LOSES OF AROUND$2 BILLION A MONTH PACKAGEDELIVERIES ARE UP.BUT BUSINESS MAILINGS ARE WAYDOWNAND THAT'S WHERE THEPOST OFFICE MAKES MONEY.END OF GRAPHICS (2:04 IT IS ADIRE SITUATION.MARK DIMONDSTEINN IS PRESIDENTOF THE AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERSUNION ("TELL CONGRESS TO SAVETHE POSTAL SERVICE" ) WHICHJUST LAUNCHED THIS NATIONWIDEAD PLEADING WITH AMERICANS TOCALL CONGRESS FOR FUNDING.GRAPHICS USPS HAS RECENTLYASKED FOR $75 BILLIONINEMERGENCY HELP.END OF GRAPHICS (1:22 THE POSTOFFICE DOES NOT RUN ON ANY TAXDOLLARS IT RUNS ON THE REVENUEGENERATED BY POSTAGE AND POSTALPRODUCTS 2.34 THE POST OFFICECOULD RUN OUT OF MONEY BY FALL.PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP (TRUMP:1:14 THE POSTAL SERVICE IS AJOKE) HAS SO FAR INDICATEDLITTLE TO NO INTEREST INBAILING OUT THE POST OFFICEUNLESS IT CHANGES ITS WAYS.THE PRESIDENT SAYS THEY LOSETOO MUCH MONEY.AND DON'T CHARGE ENOUGH.STANDUP WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IFTHE THE POST OFFICE CLOSES WELLUPS AND FED EX WOULD FILL THEVOID.BUT THAT COULD MEAN HIGHERPRICES FOR YOU.FOR INSTANCE THIS (7:40 RATESWOULD CERTAINLY GO UP PEOPLECOULD CHARGE WHATEVER THEY WANT) PRIVATIZING THE POST OFFICEDEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE HAVEPASSED $25 BILLION BAILOUT FORTHE POST OFFICE.BUT THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T SEEMTO BE IN A RUSH TO SIGN THATINTO LAW.IN WASHINGTON I'M JOE STGEORGE.A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE QUESTIONING
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