tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post1893354696858235039..comments2024-03-28T21:28:13.555-10:00Comments on Dead Tree Edition: USPS's Own Words May Doom Its Rate IncreasesD. Eadward Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300353143826844617noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-66648019278964089002014-02-02T10:25:18.571-10:002014-02-02T10:25:18.571-10:00Congress wants to extract more money from the Post...Congress wants to extract more money from the Postal Service. So that's why we see labor cost reductions and mechanical inefficiencies and higher rates to get a higher yield for Uncle SamKeith Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11934451049665763235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-9995903942189510182013-11-06T09:00:37.561-10:002013-11-06T09:00:37.561-10:00The mailing industry are in desparato mode right n...The mailing industry are in desparato mode right now. Yes the recession at that time obviously provoked people to use more electronic communication. The comes George Bush who mandates the postal service to pay 5.5 billion a year to prefund future retiree health benefits that are already funded for years to come. A wolf in sheeps clothing is still a wolf...come on mailing industry stop crying! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-20168720218150057932013-11-05T11:19:36.640-10:002013-11-05T11:19:36.640-10:00When USPS give's away 14 billion dollars in pr...When USPS give's away 14 billion dollars in presort and discounts to bulk mailers it is no wonder the USPS is broke. That much money would have paid for all of the retire's, new hires, and all current employee's since the PAEA in 2006. And still give it extra money to ride out the recession. <br />But the big bulk mailer's and company's like Pittne bowes want it all for themblndbmberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511653236826321630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-64958732165122341182013-11-05T08:36:53.598-10:002013-11-05T08:36:53.598-10:00We don't need an exigent rate increase. A sim...We don't need an exigent rate increase. A simple increase tracking inflation will do nicely. In March of 1974, the price of a stamp went up to 10 cents. The increase to 49 cents would be a cumulative increase of 390%. Inflation over that same period?.. 389.85%<br /><br />The USPS was never meant to be a profit mill for the largest, commercial bulk mailers. Nor was it created to provide ET - 10 Simmonshttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-save-our-United-States-Postal-Service/274848372536954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-19410999643743962822013-11-05T03:54:01.791-10:002013-11-05T03:54:01.791-10:00So really, the USPS should be held accountable for...So really, the USPS should be held accountable for the mess it finds itself in. When a business fails to keep up with market trends, it fails.<br /><br />Rather than see the handwriting on the wall, USPS is painting with the broadest brush and blaming the economy.Marc Zazeelahttp://mzazeela.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-65073170548210923612013-11-05T03:48:06.670-10:002013-11-05T03:48:06.670-10:00It doesn't matter why the Postal Service is lo...It doesn't matter why the Postal Service is losing money, It's the cost of sending a letter, magazine, parcel that should determine rates. Thus if it cost 5billion to deliver the mail, common sense tells you you must charge 5 billion....duhAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com