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January 1, Postmaster’s New Price Hike Plan Faces Lawmaker Opposition: USPS Future at Stake
Just a few months ago, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy led the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to raise mailing service prices by around 2 percent. Now, the agency plans to implement another price hike in the coming months. This has led lawmakers to demand a change to these “unsustainable” USPS price increases.
In an April 9 press release, USPS filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for proposed mailing service price changes. This includes a 5-cent increase on First-Class Mail Forever stamps and an overall 7.8 percent increase. If implemented, it would be one of the agency’s largest price hikes.
The USPS claims that as the mailing and shipping marketplace evolves, these price adjustments are necessary for the financial stability sought under their Delivering for America (DFA) 10-year plan. If approved by the PRC, the new prices would take effect on July 14.
However, lawmakers are striving to prevent these increases. A group of U.S. senators, led by Wisconsin’s Tammy Baldwin, sent a letter to the USPS Board of Governors on April 23. They urged them to “halt these changes and prevent further consequences for American families and businesses who depend on USPS.”
The senators expressed concern about the USPS’s future and its DFA plan, initiated by DeJoy in 2021. They stated that the policies have led to “diminished quality of customer service, unsustainable postage increases, and drastic declines in businesses whose commerce relies on USPS.”
Under the DFA, DeJoy plans to raise mail prices twice every year to optimize the agency’s revenue. Lawmakers argue that these price hikes are instead creating a “destructive and repetitive cycle.”
The senators’ letter explains, “As USPS increases rates, mailers predictably reduce their mail volume and, in turn, USPS is forced to increase rates again to replace the lost revenue from volume reduction.”
In conclusion, lawmakers believe the twice-annual price hikes have not improved the Postal Service’s financial situation and could potentially worsen it in the long run. They urge the Board of Governors to intervene before further harm is caused to Americans and businesses relying on USPS services.
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June Jones
May 8, 2024 at 7:40 am
We have reverted to the Pony Express mail service. Recent mailed cards have taken 5 days to deliver within 50 miles. And, even when using Certied Mail, it is taking twice as long to deliver than in the past. And, the mere fact the increased postage rates has not improved the service.
Darlene
May 8, 2024 at 8:06 am
The prices go up and the service continues to get worse.
john
May 8, 2024 at 8:17 am
One of DeJoy’s goals when he took the position was to make the USPS pay for itself, something it has never done. You can’t blame price increase for a “diminished quality of customer service…” That’s on postal workers and the pride, if any, they have working for the USPS. What is really going to kill the USPS are the retirement benefits retirees get. The USPS is learning the hard way that competition is a game of hardball.
Dean Snider
May 8, 2024 at 8:49 am
The last three changes to the cost of the forever stamp was changed without letting the public know. how has this changed now that congress has another witch hunt to keep them from governing this county. What is the actual cost to deliver a first class letter from the east cost to the west coast.
Elmer fudd
May 8, 2024 at 9:30 am
If you want to blame someone it should be the adoption of ev delivery trucks with no way to pay for them or the infrastructure to support them.
The Grinch
May 8, 2024 at 10:27 am
The Postal Service for years gave testing first and jobs after, due to shortage of qualified workers this has been reversed, quality of service has diminished greatly, wait times in Post Office’s are greater as counter help is cut. Ev’s are partially to blame as a revenue cut.
The lack of English fluent workers hasn’t helped either, matter of fact it has exacerbated the customer service side of the Postal Service, also, our legislators need to revamp the up-front cost to Postal Service such as Health Care, and so on. If the Postal Service is needed major changes are needed and raising costs for stamps and mail isn’t one of them. Doubt me, just look at inflation, gas prices, food costs, that the current politicians are oblivious to, no, fix the problems with in the Postal Service first, address it’s failings and then address the need for change! One place to start is the fuel costs, the Strategic Fuel Reserve could help there, oh, that’s right there is no Reserve left, but the Postal Service could be included in the fuel cost negotiations when and if we ever get back to Energy Independence! Just Saying!
chief1937
May 8, 2024 at 10:57 am
Mail service is terrible and with no competition they can do as they please. If it were any other business they would go out of business.
Rhoda
May 8, 2024 at 6:31 pm
The mission used to be to deliver the mail from point a to point b ‘ in all weather conditions’. Remember that promise? Service has become so deplorable and unreliable; it is beyond belief. This includes certified, return receipt mail. The higher the cost the worse the service gets. Some mail deposited in Houston, Katy or Barker Texas ( domestic) can take two weeks to arrive if it arrives at all. Must be privatized and run well like a private business.
Steven
June 1, 2024 at 2:02 pm
If it were legal for a private business to provide the equivalent of 1st class mail, the USPS would have gone out of business decades ago. You stated the reason that is true.
permitman
May 8, 2024 at 12:11 pm
Compared to cost of mailing a letter in America is nothing compared to other countries.
Dcubed
May 8, 2024 at 1:41 pm
They need to closed down the postal service. The only mail I get is junk mail and bills. If the Postal Service went away, not only would it save us $Millions, but junk mail would disappear and businesses would send bills electronically.
Lester White
May 8, 2024 at 4:24 pm
Raising prices twice every year is not good. This is forcing everyday customers to pay their bills online. Fire the person who thought this is a good idea, because it is not a good idea. I have stopped sending Christmas Cards and Birthday Cards in the mail because it is so expensive.
Bill
May 8, 2024 at 5:33 pm
nd bad workers must be fired. There is more that we as private citizens and Postal customers should take a look see and note the WASTED $ ok tHIS POST MASTER GENERAL MAY BE THE FIRST O TRY THE RIGHT THING and needsnthe public’s support !
Patricia Tidwell
May 8, 2024 at 9:13 pm
No wonder people are paying their bills and everything on line. Stamps are ridiculously high and it takes way too long for the mail to get delivered. I mailed off my AT&T bill on the 8th it was due on the 19th but they didn’t get it until the 26th so I got charged $10.00 late fee. So I guess I will start paying my bill on the computer as well. I really did not want to do that but the postal service is leaving me no choice.
J
May 11, 2024 at 1:28 am
Our mail service is really good. But I will say this, sometimes I think there is so much mail out there, that things get lost.
STALEY
May 28, 2024 at 2:59 pm
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Dcubed
June 1, 2024 at 9:19 am
Get rid of the Postal Service. The only thing I receive in the mail is junk mail and bills. Most people communicate through texts and email. If the Postal Service went away, Junk Mail would disappear and businesses would send their bills electronically.
Charles
June 1, 2024 at 9:50 am
Post office salaries have increased beyond the worth of their jobs. The post office provided better service when stamps were 3 cents and mail was sorted by hand and on the train. Today most of the mail in our mail boxes is junk mail that is sent at reduced rates and not personal letters and cards and bills. The post office needs to get out of the freight business and the advertising business and get back to its original purpose the delivery of mail. A big reduction in staff and an adjustment in wages needs to be made and local post offices need to reappear.