• architect@thelemmy.club
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    16 hours ago

    There have raised prices 3 times this year ands shipping has nearly doubled in a year. Not usps fault, but they are not the cheapest option anymore. For regular people you are all going to start paying $12 a package soon.

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      15 hours ago

      In order to hire someone. They have to fund that person’s entire pension. The next 75 years of income has to be available because Republicans think this will gut the post office. NO other organization has this requirement in the entire world.

      It’s honestly still astounding you can ship something almost anywhere even if it is “$12”

      • VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world
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        11 hours ago

        They actually repealed that in 2022. I’d guess the problem has to do with the destruction of mail sorting machines during Trump’s first term and a decline in people mailing letters.