[LostInBayport]

The price increases will only help the USPS lose more business. I can now send a stack of documents in a FedEx envelope (standard overnight, next business afternoon) for less than what USPS would charge me for the same service.

Plus, the FedEx folks I encounter are always friendly and accommodating...and the packages are delivered on time.

[raccoonradio]

True but I’m talking more like your basic one ounce letter, bill, etc. The diff. between 45 cents and say 60 cents shouldn’t matter to most people. I’m not saying that to be greedy—only to balance our budget deficit.

Admittedly machinery, gas costs—and yes, people costs—
are the reason for this. USPS is the only agency required to prefund retirement for the next 75 years (employees not even hired yet) over 10 years. In some ways, we’re providing for the future, but it puts USPS in huge debt.