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The USPS does not have domain over the pricing structure of its most popular commodity: first class mail. That is regulated to the Postal Regulatory Commission.
by artimaeis 7y ago
The USPS does not have domain over the pricing structure of its most popular commodity: first class mail. That is regulated to the Postal Regulatory Commission. As for other services offered they do maintain control, which is why priority delivery starts at $7.15. They're also mandated to provide door-to-door delivery with first class mail, so effectively every piece of rural mail costs them money, but they can't do anything about it.
- dantheman 7y agoIt's an idea that's past it's prime. Weekly delivery is all anyone needs, it's all junk mail anyway
- crankylinuxuser 7y agoSpoken like a cityfolk. In the more rural parts, mail is very important. Cutting it down to 1/week is terrible.
- artimaeis 7y agoIt's simple to establish that rural delivery has a higher cost to the USPS than city delivery does. As you've pointed out, cutting delivery days to rural citizens also bears a high cost in the view of those with diminished service. It seems the exceedingly sensible thing to do would simply be for the government to subsidize delivery to the costliest areas. Unfortunately that would mean taxpayer dollars supporting the USPS and that's an idea that's seemingly untenable to rural communities. Hopefully a solution can be found in all of this. I certainly can't see one, but I'm hopeful that it'll find a way.
- dantheman 7y agoMaybe people in rural areas can pay for the value they're receiving?
- dantheman 7y agoWhy is mail important? Are people sending letter? Or is that they're getting packages delivered? If it's packages they can have it delivered and actually pay the cost instead of asking other people to subsidize their lifestyle.