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Elon Musk wants to privatize the United States’ Postal Service and Amtrak, he said on Wednesday. It’s “kind of embarrassing” how other countries have “way better passenger rail than we ...
Amtrak, USPS provide service and access across the U.S. Supporters of the two services note that the Post Office achieved a ...
Elon Musk says that he believes the US Postal Service and Amtrak need to privatized and that “we should privatize anything that can reasonably be privatized.” CNN values your feedback 1.
President Trump’s tail gunner, Elon Musk, indicated last week he would like to privatize Amtrak and the U.S. Postal Service. Readers know that Musk was appointed by President Trump to head up ...
Amtrak ridership increased 15% over 2023 to a record 32.8 million customer trips, while Amtrak reported an adjusted operating loss of $705 million for the 12 months ending September 30, down 9% ...
Musk accuses Amtrak and Postal Service of lacking incentive to perform well as businesses (AP) A 2013 Musk biography reported that the billionaire launched the project in part out of “hatred for ...
Musk named both Amtrak and the U.S. Postal Service while likening the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts to a “corporate takeover” during a virtual appearance at a Morgan Stanley ...
Much like the Postal Service, Amtrak's inefficiency is tied to union agreements that make it hard to reward high performers or hold poor performers accountable. Japan offers a shining example of ...
Amtrak said in December ridership topped 2019 pre-COVID-19 levels for the first time in 2024 when it increased 15% over 2023 to a record 32.8 million customer trips.
Trump administration adviser and Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk wants government-run entities like the U.S. Postal Service and Amtrak to be taken private.