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Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 | 2 a.m.
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Regarding the post office wanting to send more junk mail, in order to make additional money, here is a novel idea — how about raising rates of junk mail to first class, then perhaps we would not be deluged with it. Now through retirements, the post office can cut back on personnel and equipment. Now they save all that money, and if it doesn’t result in less junk mail, they make extra money. Its a win-win situation.
The writing is on the wall, the US Postal Service has to cull: Employees, costs, offices, active and retired benefits etc. If not the USPS is done, over, a dinosaur, retired to the Smithsonian. Private sector carriers and deliverers will do their job.
CarmineD
Obviously people like Paul R. Mills and Obama don't know how businesses work because they never ran a business.
If raising prices has no effect on the volume of sales and thus the overall net amount of revenue then all businesses would raise prices to their heart's desire.
McDonals would charge 5, 10, 20, 100 or 1,000 dollars for a cheesbuger.
People that run businesses know that even a slight increase in prices could have a dramastic effect on the volume of sales.
So stop offering silly advice.
I am sure that the Post Office like all major businesses spend tons of money on research/data warehouses technology to determine the best price point to maximized net profit.
If the price of junk mail went up then some business will reduce their junk mail orders and switch to other advertising/market mediums.
It could make matters worst for the Post Office.
Post Office should be privatized and sold off. Any company should be able to offer mailing services.
The only reason the USPS is broke is because of the republican controlled congress passed a ridiculous law forcing the USPS to fully fund their pensions for the following 75 years in no more than 10 years. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 is the cause for this fiasco.
The post office is in need of a major overhaul due to electronic email and media. It will always be needed, but never as it used to be. Until this is realized and executed the problems will continue.