Postage Rate Increase Intended to Address Budget Shortfalls

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Why do we get mail from nonprofits asking for money with only 8 cents postage? Anybody think that then paying 44 cents to send them money is the wrong message?

former checkwriter of NY 12:44AM July 14, 2010

With the strictures on hiring and firing, and the price controls that it faces, it is no wonder they can't compete. You can never beat the market on a large scale. And the USPS is large scale. Dictating that rates s/b equal over the entire breadth of this massive country is a recipe for trouble. It is inevitable that private industry cherry picks business and let's the USPS handle the letters to Nome.
Don Roberto
Berkeley, CA

Don Roberto of CA 5:34PM July 12, 2010

How about deleting Saturday delivery?

Vicky of TN 1:17PM July 09, 2010

The Postal service needs to cut their big pay to management..the Post master general makes more than the president, also they need to seriously look at where their waste is...they should not need to be going to the publics pockets for more money every year!!!!!they are always in the poor house!

R.Gaona of AK 5:50PM July 08, 2010

If the FED wasn't requiring the PO to make 5 billion dollar payments to it each year,they would not even be in debt.thanks FED for causing it's downfall

John Klopp of PA 5:26PM July 08, 2010

I still rember the 2 cent stamp but those times are over. The postal service should raise rates based on profit. The posyal service should also work more like a buisness. Do away with excess waiste, and employees which thier are many oops thats a union job.

jerry of NY 9:07AM July 08, 2010