I heard this weekend that the post office is probably going to raise the price of first class stamps again, to 49 cents this time. Then this morning our preacher mentioned in the sermon, in a look back at 1963, that during that year the cost of a first class stamp was five cents.
Of course back then gas was 30 cents a gallon. I don't begrudge the post office the price raise, but I do wonder if there are other ways they could cut costs or increase revenue. I heard that they were considering stopping mail delivery on Saturdays. As far as I'm concerned they could stop delivery three days a week, maybe Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday? Of course that would mean a delay in receiving my typical day's mail which consists of one bill (maybe), six or seven solicitations for money, three or four ad fliers, and an occasional free newspaper. It's no wonder my recycle bin fills up nine times faster than my garbage bin.
I have an idea. Perhaps the post office could charge a fee not to deliver the junk. I'd pay.
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