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Much of the mail is bulk (aka junk) mail sent by companies and organizations that have lobbyists. These lobbyists make it very difficult to raise postal rates
by Kadin 15y ago
Much of the mail is bulk (aka junk) mail sent by companies and organizations that have lobbyists. These lobbyists make it very difficult to raise postal rates as you suggest.
Add this to the Mephistophelean bargains that they have made with their unions over the years (because they too are politically powerful) and you can start to see the predicament. They're being squeezed dry.
- waterlesscloud 15y agoThe abundance of bulk mail sent is a clear sign that the market could very easily sustain higher rates. Demand is there and it's strong. Raise the prices.
- bandushrew 15y agowhat? are you claiming that the unions would have a problem with raising the price of stamps by a cent?
- nkassis 15y agoNo, what he's saying is on the one side the junk mail senders are blocking rate increases with lobbying and on the other side unions are asking for high amounts of benefits and pay raises. This is what he meant by squeezed (from both sides) dry.