US Postal Service Has Money Problems

Apr 9, 2026, 20:09

Introduction

The US Postal Service (USPS) has very little money. It is making emergency changes to save money.

Main Body

The USPS will stop paying some money into worker pension funds for now. They need this money to pay workers and deliver mail. The company lost billions of dollars in 2024 and 2025. Fewer people send letters now because they use computers. The USPS wants to make stamps more expensive. One stamp will cost 82 cents. The leader of the USPS also wants to borrow more money from the government. Some worker leaders say these changes are bad, but they are better than no paychecks. Other groups want the government to control the price of stamps.

Conclusion

The US Postal Service has many money problems. It wants to keep its services cheap and pay its workers.

Vocabulary Learning

billions

A very large number (one thousand million).十億

Example:The company lost billions of dollars in 2024.

borrow

To take money from someone and promise to pay it back later.借錢

Example:The leader wants to borrow more money from the government.

emergency

Something that needs quick action because it is dangerous or serious.緊急的

Example:The company is making emergency changes to save money.

expensive

Costing a lot of money.昂貴的

Example:The USPS wants to make stamps more expensive.

pension

Money that a person gets every month after they stop working.退休金

Example:The USPS will stop paying money into worker pension funds.