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Possible new stamp price increase

lynnie61 — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:28:33 GMT

I just heard on the news that the USPS is considering another .05 increase in postage. I better check eBay for another roll of forever stamps. Missed the possible date.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:33:39 GMT

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service today (April 9) filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of mailing services price changes to take effect July 13. The new rates include a 5-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 73 cents to 78 cents.

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lynnie61 — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:41:31 GMT

@They CallMe MRWILKES Thank you!

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wifey2qt — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 11:50:30 GMT

Yep, add to list of price increases on just about everything!

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Estellee — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:14:19 GMT

Everything is increasing, I don't mail many things anymore.

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Ainhisg — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:17:53 GMT

Yet, yesterday...I got a nice, cardstock catalog in the mail advertising their stamps. What a waste. It makes me so aggravated. Quit sending out catalogs and postcards and use that money toward keeping the PO going.

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wagirl — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:19:28 GMT

I can't remember the last time I even used a stamp----prob won't affect me much

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Kachina624 — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:28:26 GMT

I can't believe 78 cents to mail a letter. Outrageous! I don't mail anything anymore.

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MamaWick — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:41:34 GMT

I still have some 2019 Woodstock forever stamps. I don't mail much.

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Pecky — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:25:10 GMT

That is the least of our worries.

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Catch71 — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:56:42 GMT

Doesn't surprise me; I rarely buy stamps anymore. I used to buy them regularly before online banking.

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bikerbabe — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:24:04 GMT

I think 78 cents is still cheap.

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willdob3 — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:48:15 GMT

I very rarely mail anything. I forever stamps that are several years old if I need one.

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KatieB — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:04:07 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I can't believe 78 cents to mail a letter. Outrageous! I don't mail anything anymore.

I can't believe people are complaining about it. Where else can you get anything delivered for $.78? I don't know of a place.

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sabatini — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:38:56 GMT

Sure, we all mail that occasional birthday card, but gone are the days when important things came to us through the mail.

Most of us pay our bills online, and our checks are directly deposited into our accounts.

On a daily basis, hard working mail carriers have been reduced to delivering us junk; catalogues that we don't want and will never order from, coupons for businesses we don't patronize, and ads we'll never read.

There've been rumblings about privatization for years now.

Here's a snippet from The Cato Institute:

From its inception, the USPS was intended to be a public good, not a profit-making entity. Indeed, in 1958, federal law declared it “clearly not a business enterprise conducted for profit.” But non-profits should not be financial black holes, and universal service should not require billions in annual losses, as demonstrated by private providers.

At present, the USPS is a failing monopoly. Title 39 of the US Code hinders private carriers’ ability to compete by requiring weight minimums and USPS approval for packages. Additionally, only USPS may use mailboxes. The USPS also receives substantial financial aid from taxpayers: $120 billion since 2020. Despite this legal and fiscal aid, USPS has run a deficit every year since 2007, accumulating a total loss of $108 billion. And service quality continues to decline—between 2022 and 2024, the percentage of packages delivered on time fell substantially.

A possible response to these financial difficulties is the removal of rules that make the USPS less profitable. The USPS must offer reduced postage rates for certain users, such as non-profits, and its uniform rate requirement means serving remote areas at the same price as cities. Repealing these restrictions would allow USPS to be more competitive.

An even better response is to privatize the USPS. This would eliminate its uniform price and service mandate and allow it to close unprofitable locations. Privatizing would also eliminate restrictions on private carriers’ activity, enhancing their efficiency.

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Ultimately, the case for privatization is one of efficiency, competition, and fiscal responsibility. By privatizing the USPS, the US could foster a competitive, market-driven postal industry that better serves consumers and taxpayers alike.

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beckyb1012 — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:43:44 GMT

I pay all my bills via the mail so I am not happy with the increase but it is what it is. Just picked up six greeting cards yesterday for mailing out for the upcoming holiday, so I will continue using the mail daily.

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JoyFilled Warrior — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:18:21 GMT

@lynnie61 THANK YOU for initiating this "heads up" ALERT. Helps a lot! Curious where this is coming from, esp just as we're losing/lost the US Postmaster General also.

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ROMARY — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:24:07 GMT

I don't know why 'they' can't offer a plain stamp at a substantial reduced rate.

Just mark the stamp: 'STAMP'

Let the others who love to have beautiful stamps pay the higher rate.

Makes more sense (to me, anyway).

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lynnie61 — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:25:15 GMT

@JoyFilled Warrior You're welcome. I probably send 80-100 Christmas cards, but rarely send a bill. I do pay my bills online or autopay. One dermatology office wanted a $4.50 convenience fee to pay online. I did mail that one. $4.50 to get your payment instantly. Well, I don't think so......just my opinion.

Yes, it was just a heads up, for those interested.

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JoyFilled Warrior — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 22:45:37 GMT

@sabatini

THANK YOU, THANK YOU

.... and for additionally providing your quotes & SOURCE.

Helps me a lot!! (Even aside from the fact it demonstrates *your* INTEGRITY in sourcing your Info).

And, esp since it's a topic, that I want to follow up, & dig even more deeply as to what is going on behind all this same (& addt'l info (esp since it involves MY MONEY, MY Tax Dollars, & MY Out-of-Pocket expenses)!! Even more now, ordinarily than usual.