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Default Postal Service, Citing Losses, Seeks Higher Stamp Prices

On 5/12/17 8:20 AM, burfordTjustice wrote:

Did not read above before running mouth did you:

Not Congress;

"Due to public resistance, it dropped a previous proposal to cut costs
by eliminating Saturday mail delivery."

It was dropped because public resistance (especially in rural areas)
was so great on the Congress. The articles at the time noted that both
the Postal Rate Commission and Congress were set against. Besides, they
couldn't legally change the service parameters without Congressional
approval.