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USPS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight · 8.3M views · 2020-05-11 · 18:15

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A Last Week Tonight segment on the US Postal Service's financial troubles. John Oliver explains why it matters, what pushed it to this point, and what viewers can do.

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HN points to it as an accessible explanation of why the USPS struggles financially, especially in threads on mail delays and international rates.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2020–2021

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chb · 2020-08 · Recommendation

For those wondering why the USPS cannot turn a profit, Jon Oliver does an excellent job of explaining: [VIDEO]

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lexicality · 2020-07 · Recommendation

John Oliver did an interesting video on this: [VIDEO] TL;DR: Deliberate government action to defund them has resulted in them having way less money than you would expect.

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teh_klev · 2020-07 · Recommendation

It has for many years: [LINK] Discussed here: [LINK] And love him or hate him John Oliver boils this down to: [VIDEO]

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