The Post Office Is Making Its Most Important Change Since 1991, And Customers Are Outraged
By Dreamer
It is no shock that the United States Postal Service is not making a ton of profit. It’s a public service that helps keep people connected across the United States and the world. If the USPS did not exist, America would not be that great. But now that it has received a lot of criticism for its failure to turn a profit from President Trump, the USPS plans to make its biggest change since 1991 and customers and businesses are going to suffer.
On Wednesday, the USPS Board of Governors announced that it has listened to all of President Trump’s complaints and will heed his advice by jacking up the prices of first-class stamps by $0.05 each. If the drastic 10 percent increase is approved, it could go into effect almost immediately, making you spend more to send more letters.
The move to increase prices was practically a direct order from President Trump, who said that the USPS was “losing a fortune” because it was not charging Americans a premium to use its service. If the move is approved, the first class forever stamp would cost 55 cents.
The public is outraged by the proposal. And if it is approved, it would be the largest increase in shipping cost since the USPS boosted its cost by President Bush in 1991.
If approved, the proposed increase would take effect in the new year in January. So if you’re in the business of using USPS to send your packages or letters, it would be advisable to stock up on forever stamps now before the prices increase by ten percent.
President Trump complained about the USPS not charging higher shipping rates from giant corporations like Amazon, which abuse its service at a discount. Instead of charging them more, the USPS is going to charge the middle class and regular people who use first class mail a premium.
Because demand for its services has decreased with the advent of email and other forms of digital communication, the USPS has gone into the red. It also pays a lot toward health care for its employees and pensions for those who worked their career in the postal service.
The USPS believes that the historic price increase is necessary to survive. They released the following statement.
“The Governors believes these new rates will keep the Postal Service competitive while providing the agency with needed revenue.”
The statement also added, “First-Class Package Service, a lightweight expedited offering used primarily by businesses for fulfillment purposes, will move to zone-based pricing to better align with the cost of service and improve value based on distance. The Postal Service has some of the lowest letter mail postage rates in the industrialized world and also continues to offer a great value in shipping. Unlike some other shippers, the Postal Service does not add surcharges for fuel, residential delivery, or regular Saturday or holiday season delivery.”
As you can imagine, consumers are outraged that they will pay more for mail. If you don’t like it, purchase forever stamps in December before the prices skyrocket.
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