- They are the perfect way to mail a card
that supports the USPS in its time of need
while also saying I
like "Last Week Tonight"
and I'm sorry I forgot Mother's Day.
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- [Tiffany] John Oliver
has launched branded stamps
to help support the U.S. Postal Service.
- At the worst possible time,
this American institution
is on the brink of collapse.
- [Tiffany] On Sunday's
episode of "Last Week Tonight",
the host took a like at why that is
explaining that isn't
email or the internet
that has hurt the U.S.
Postal Service's bottom line.
In fact, he said it's a law called
the Postal Accountability
and Enhancement Act of 2006,
according to some observers.
The law requires the USPS to
prepay healthcare benefits
for retirees on a 50-year schedule
and also put price caps
on first class mail.
- So, they had massive
new obligations to meet
even as their income was
basically locked in place.
- [Tiffany] Oliver also noted
that Amazon sometimes contacts
the postal service to
deliver its packages,
which he said may have
something to do with
why President Trump has
been critical of the USPS
The host said, 'Trump is strongly opposed
"to giving the USPS sufficient aid
"and many believe it's
because of its relationship
"with Amazon, which is
owned by Jeff Bezos.
- Who also owns "The Washington Post",
whose political coverage is
hated by the president who,
as we know, makes policy decisions
based on his never-ending game
of six degrees of how is this about me.
- [Tiffany] Oliver went on
to note that the purchase
of stamps is still a key
revenue generator for the USPS
So to that end, he announced
that the show's staff
had been working with
Stamps.com for many weeks
to launch a line of "Last
Week Tonight" branded stamps.
- You can find postage featuring Chiijohn,
Oblivion Zebra, Mr. Nutterbutter,
and our personal favorite
And Now...A Stamp.
You can buy sheets of these.
- [Tiffany] The stamps are available
on Stamps.com/laststamptonight.
For more on this story, head to THR.com.
For "The Hollywood Reporter
News", I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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