Finally, after decades of raising the rate by a penny or two only to do it again a year or two later, the USPS has finally figured out to raise it a whole nickel. Whatever will we do as they dig so deep into our pockets? I don't know if I can afford a whole nickel. It's about time they do this. Now common sense would tell us that another increase will not be necessary for a few years now. When that time comes make it another nickel or even a dime.

I think it's silly to raise it a penny and then do it again next week. If you don't want to suffer the increases buy 20 years worth of forever stamps. I realize that companies that mail out multiple statements every month are adversely effected by this but they can get bulk rates for those mailings to save a little.

For the common citizen mailing in a bill or two every month it matters very little. The USPS has always been self supporting until the last few years. If we want to continue having a postal service we're going to have to support it with whatever fees are needed, otherwise it will fall to contractors like UPS and FedEx and the USPS will no longer exist. --Mark