Post Office Plans To Announce New Rate Increase

Post office plans to announce new rate increase

AP - Battered by massive losses, the Postal Service wants to raise rates to bring in more money.

Senh: How about they do the sensible thing and just spend within their means. If every business increase rates at a time when there are so many unemployed people, how is anyone able to afford anything. It's a sign of the times. People email or use social networks to communicate and keep in touch with family and friends instead of snail mail. I really don't think the financial crisis has much to do with this.

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