First Class Mail stamp price decrease in April

Stamp Prices Set To Drop 2 Cents In April, Putting USPS In Sticky Situation

From the article: "...The U.S. Postal Service is in dire financial straits. If the price of stamps goes down as scheduled in April, it could cost the already hemorrhaging post office $2 billion per year, according to a statement released by USPS. The planned cost reduction from 49 cents to 47..."

Article Reference: www.npr.org

Wholesale destruction of the value of First Class mail

Why Postal Reform Will Fail

From the article: "...More likely than not, the bill will facilitate the destruction of a national treasure by strangling the principles that support its existence. Postal reform is going to fail because Congress cannot understand the fundamental role of a national post as essential infrastructure. Congress will do nothing to stem the slow evisceration of the network. It will do nothing to prevent the wholesale destruction of the value of First Class mail. ..."

Article Reference: www.savethepostoffice.com
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