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1. Somebody will deliver those packages, is that why USPS raised rates 6-8+% ??

Wed Jan 28, 2026, 11:34 AM

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Dump low-profit volume on USPS who can make more money on them. Implied is the cost of labor is squeezing UPS margins, so offload it.

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Somebody will deliver those packages, is that why USPS raised rates 6-8+% ?? bucolic_frolic Wednesday #1