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In reply to the discussion: Mailing a letter to cost a penny more next year [View all]harmonicon
(12,008 posts)21. I completely agree.
Instead of this little incremental jumps, it would be better if they just put things up by five or ten cents every five or ten years, instead of these jumps.
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Absolutely. It's still cheap. Imagine if all we had was UPS or FedEx to mail a letter.
SharonAnn
Oct 2012
#26
Stupid to keep the rates low with a deficit. Of course the GOP wants the Post Office gone.
freshwest
Oct 2012
#4
But how will it still be a public service if not regulated by Congress? I don't get it.
alp227
Oct 2012
#8
I still like to send greeting cards. Not greeting e-mails, not greeting Tweets...
gauguin57
Oct 2012
#17
with online bill pay and email, this increase will set me back about a dime next year.
olddad56
Oct 2012
#29
Yeah, it boggles me how people who aren't junk mailers get so outraged over this. (nt)
Posteritatis
Oct 2012
#40