Stamp prices surge while mail volume plummets | A sad state of finances for the U.S. Postal Service and your wallet

Postal Service hikes stamp prices while losing billions and delivering less value

"... The 78 cent opinion: Why stamp prices surge while mail volume plummets...First-class mail volume has dropped more than 50% since 2001 while prices jumped 100% since 2006"   
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Is the Postal Service really as bad off as published?

Mix-Up at the Times: Editorial Ends Up as Front-Page Lead

"...If you look at the USPS revenues (see page 3 of this CRS report) over the past seven years, the Postal Service has suffered hardly any decline at all — revenues were about $70 billion in 2004 and $67 billion in 2010. ..."  
Source: www.savethepostoffice.com

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