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Postal Service Facing Financial Ruin Despite New Parcel Surcharge

With counterfeit postage, rising fuel costs, and lower letter volume, USPS could be out of cash by October.

Mark A. Kellner
May 22, 2026
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Mail-processing devices have less and less work to do. Photo: USPS

The 251-year-old United States Postal Service—set up one year before the Declaration of Independence—is in a precarious financial pos…

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