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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

U.S. Postal Service to End Saturday Mail Delivery

The U.S. Postal Service will end Saturday mail delivery by Aug. 1.

The U.S. Postal Service Wednesday morning announced it will eliminate Saturday delivery of mail by Aug. 1. The current six-days-per-week mail delivery business model is “no longer sustainable,” according to the U.S. Postal Service. Continued economic struggles and the increasing use of the Internet for communications and bill paying by consumers are among the key factors that lead to the decision. Saturday is also the lightest mail day of the week. “We must change in order to remain an integral part of the American community for decades to come,” reads a message on the U.S. Postal Service website. The good news is, the majority American’s don’t seem to mind whether they get Saturday mail delivered or not. A Rasmussen poll on mail delivery …

BUTCH

12:51 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013

the USPS is the largest employer in America, Wal mart is the largest in Bainland who pay their slaves ALMOST 9 Yuan a hr.The USPS employ former WARRIORS with decent wages and benefits which is not a word in the Bain-Mandarin dialect. The pre retirement schemes include they must break even while no other agency of government such a s DOD has to. The TPARTY forced the USPS to remove any and all …   more ›

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

USPS Stamp Prices to Increase, Yet Again

The debut of the U.S. Postal Service's 46-cent Forever stamps brings rate changes on Jan. 27.

You may want to stock up on Forever stamps sooner, rather than later. The cost to mail a letter is, yet again, set to increase this month. Rate changes go into effect Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Postal Service, which relies on stamps and other products, rather than taxpayer dollars, to fund operations. At that time, stamp prices to mail 1-ounce letters will increase one cent each—from 45 to 46. This brings the cost of a standard 20-stamp book up from $9 to $9.20.   Reuters reports that postal officials have been asking Congress for the green light to increase stamp prices beyond the inflation rate—2.7 percent—end Saturday mail delivery and make other changes in order for them to stay in business amidst plummeting mail volumes. According…

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Mike F.

5:01 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013

The Post Office was solvent when it was self-sustaining. Then Congress, at the behest of UPS' and FedEx's lobbying, granted itself "oversight" powers of the Post Office, meaning they could raid the Post Office's treasury.   more ›

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