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Elon Musk says Postal Service, Amtrak should be privatized

Headline from My9nj

Elon Musk said he believes that the U.S. should “privatize anything that can be privatized," including Amtrak and the Postal Service.

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18 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    Elon Musk suggests the U.S. should privatize the Postal Service and Amtrak (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Trump adviser and tech mogul Elon Musk suggested Wednesday that the U.S. government should privatize "as much as possible" and named Amtrak and the U.S.

  2. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Elon Musk says Post Office, Amtrak should be privatized | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    WASHINGTON >> Billionaire Elon Musk, who is advising President Donald Trump on plans to radically shrink the U.S. government said today that the U.S. Postal Service and passenger railroad Amtrak should be privatized.

  3. Insider

    Elon Musk says the Post Office and Amtrak should be privatized (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Speaking at a Morgan Stanley conference, Musk said the state of passenger rail in the US is "embarrassing."

  4. My9nj

    Elon Musk says Postal Service, Amtrak should be privatized (opens My9nj)

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    My9nj's feed description

    Elon Musk said he believes that the U.S. should “privatize anything that can be privatized," including Amtrak and the Postal Service.

  5. ABC 12 Flint

    Elon Musk wants to privatize the Postal Service and Amtrak (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    Elon Musk says that he believes the U.S. Postal Service and Amtrak need to be privatized and that "we should privatize anything that can reasonably be privatized."

  6. New York Post

    Elon Musk says US Postal Service, Amtrak should ‘be privatized’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Elon Musk wants to privatize the United States’ Postal Service and Amtrak, he said on Wednesday.

  7. UPI

    Musk suggests privatizing Postal Service, Amtrak before meeting with Senate Republicans (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Department of Government Efficiency Director Elon Musk met with GOP lawmakers Wednesday after suggesting the federal government privatize services as much as possible.

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