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By: how to stop foreclosure

how to stop foreclosure — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:55:40 +0000

This post will give me sleepless nights. If you look closely most of these are result of ego.

By: Zack

Zack — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:27:11 +0000

My dad works for a nonprofit. They used to have plenty of extra money, which they would blow through with large travel budgets and such.

By: 1Py_Korry1

1Py_Korry1 — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:46:11 +0000

Well, according to this site, the money does go back into the USPS:

http://www.nalc.org/postal/perform/selfsufficie…

And yeah, because they are a non-profit organization, they are required to only “break even” so unless Congress changes the law, they can't make a profit.

By: soundtrekkie

soundtrekkie — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:35:10 +0000

Just a heads up: not all stamp increases are put in place by the postal service and they take time to implement. For example, the 2006 rate hike came from a 2003 law that created a $3.1 billion fund for who-knows-what. Talk to Congress on that one.

It's tough being a business with competitors that is also a government agency not allowed to turn a profit. Where do you think all the money goes? Do you really think it goes back into the postal service?

By: 1Py_Korry1

1Py_Korry1 — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:12:35 +0000

I'm curious to see the numbers on how many people are actually buying the forever stamps.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:36:38 +0000

The “forever” stamp is a good parallel for the Brentwood problem – a short-term gain (for the Post Office – more people snapping up stamps) that will come due with a much higher cost later.

By: Zack

Zack — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:17:23 +0000

Ooh, thanks for the reminder about the postage increase. I think they actually did plan that, to an extent, with the “forever” stamps.