[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Why don't they just raise it to 50 cents and get it over with??

[mysterio]

I have the solution. Complete privatization of the postal service, and then they can raise it as much as they want. And we'll privatize NASA to boot.

[Old Grumpy]

Another postage increase ALREADY?? Cripes.

[stopem]

Good grief! Cost of living just keeps increasing while businesses import slave low wage illegals to bring down everyones wages.

[Carl LaFong]

Here's a solution--put advertising on the stamps.

[Vision]

These folks are out of control. I'm still using the last few 2c stamps from the last increase

[goodnesswins]

I suppose pretty soon they'll find a way to charge me for sending my payments from my bank account to pay our bills....WITHOUT THEIR HELP.

[AbeKrieger]

It's still the best deal around. I'm not one to support price increases but (based on my experiences, yours may vary) the postal service is efficient and cost effective for first-class mail.

[upchuck]

Privatize the USPS now!

Or at least let UPS/FEDEX/DHL/ETC handle letters and junk mail.

[Don Corleone]

I remember the 3 cent stamp and twice a day delivery, That of course was BEFORE the Postal Workers Union took control of things. Way to Go big government Unions.

[The South Texan]

Online bill paying will become even more attractive and the Postal Service will continue to lose more money.

[maine-iac7]

geeeze - my little post office, just this past week, finally got rid of it's old stamped envelopes and now using the new ones. Let them at least cool off

[trebb]

And yet, in Gulfport, MS, they have yet to hire new postal workers for those they lost in the aftermath of Katrina. Over eight months later and they are holding off on new hires "in case they get some transfers". The result is piles of mail on the floors of the main post office and no idea of when it might ever get delivered. The only stuff getting through reliably is local stuff and junk mail. Anything from out of the area is gathering dust. The IRS says my check was mailed on 7 April and it has not shown up yet - I'll bet there are thousands of important items piling up and yet the Post Office wants yet another rate increase for even worse service. Heck, our grand daughter never got her first Christmas package from us and I turned in the insurance claim and never got contacted. Now I am told that they have no record of it. UPS is the way to go and the USPS is an evil that can't be totally pushed aside.

[newgeezer]

the threat of a presidential veto.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

How fitting it would be for GWB to make something like this the target of his only veto.

[Obadiah]

You know, a couple of days ago there was an article posted here regarding the high cost of gasoline. The aithor of that article broke down the actual cost of each gallon of gas. In that exercise he noted that it cost $0.11 to deliver each gallon of gas to every corner gas station. The author then compared that $0.11 cost of transportaing each 6.6 pounds of highly flammable gallon to the $0.47 required by the post office to deliver a feather-light piece of paper. Very effective contrast indeed.

[AmishDude]

Why not just raise the cost of bulk mail? Junk is 80% of what I get anyway.

[riker7]

Ever notice how a lot of postal workers are retired from other government agencies. No wonder the government can't function. It's full of inbreeds! (No offense to inbreeds intended)

[TomGuy]

They just had a rate increase a few months ago!!!!

Subcontract mail service to UPS. They can probably do it better, faster, cheaper.

[Revolting cat!]

Prices of automatic weapons are going up, that's why!

[steve-b]

it also faces the threat of a presidential veto

LOL. George W. Bush's veto pen is hidden away in a crate in a warehouse next to the Ark of the Covenant.

[MaDeuce]

Holy smokes! Again!

Net thing you know they'll get Congress to pass a law to allow them to tax EMAIL's!!!!

;^)