I saw that USPS is asking for money too as Trump works on a much larger package for airlines. Honest question - why do republicans dislike the post office? Why are they cast in a different light over other large businesses that are receiving money?
For example: Trump said he would reject the CARES act if it included money for the USPS. I can't find a straight answer on why that was.
US Postal Service: Over $47 Billion In Losses In The Past Decade And Counting
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-11/us-postal-service-over-47-billion-losses-past-decade-and-counting-44-billion-capital
So I read that earlier and the dates line up with this:
“But an even bigger cause of the financial decline is a 2006 law that requires the Postal Service, unlike any other government agency, to pay $5.5 billion a year into a health fund for its future retirees. The majority of the agency’s losses since 2007, about $32 billion, result from the health funding requirement, financial documents show.”
As you know, the PAEA was passed under Bush, which brings me back to my original question of why conservatives dislike the post office so much? It started before the red in your graph.