Podcast: Is The USPS Important Enough To Be Bailed Out?

Kevin Kosar, Vice President of Research Partnerships of the R Street Institute, discusses his recent op-ed calling for a financial bailout of the US Postal Service. Among the aspects of the conversation are taxpayer funding and transparency, the role of the USPS, and reforms needed to make the agency self-sufficient.

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