The U.S. Postal Service will charge an 8% fee on all package shipments to offset rising fuel costs from Trump's Iran war.
This is the first time USPS has ever imposed fees for fuel costs. pic.twitter.com/e5AVQsUsaB
— FactPost (@factpostnews) March 25, 2026
The @USPS is planning to levy an 8% surcharge on all package deliveries to offset the rising cost of fuel, the @WSJ reports.@LogisticsMgmt @FedEx @LogisticsManagr @UPS https://t.co/EXJV9VdhZC
— Christopher Calnan (@cgcalnan) March 25, 2026
Considering they didn't do this when the average price of gas was a full $1.05 more 4 years ago, this is definitely just an excuse pic.twitter.com/QOXArT0b3R
— Matt (@thematthew) March 25, 2026
Groceries. Gas. Now packages.
Is there anything Donald Trump hasn't made more expensive?
Call it what it is: the Trump Mail Tax. https://t.co/1aXP3yozJw
— JB Pritzker (@JBPritzker) March 25, 2026
Everyone is obsessing over the 8% fee but missing the bigger problem: this is a blueprint for how every geopolitical crisis can quietly tax Americans without Congress approving anything. The middle class isn’t just paying for mail, they’re paying for wars they didn’t vote for and decisions they can’t control. This isn’t inflation it’s a quiet tax on everything you do and nobody’s even naming it.