Current:Home > MyA first-class postal economics primer -BeyondProfit Compass
A first-class postal economics primer
View
Date:2025-04-14 13:30:34
The price of mailing a first-class letter in the U.S. went up to .66 this month, part of a series of price hikes that the postal service hopes will put it on a pathway to profitability. But from its inception, the United States Postal Service wasn't designed to run much like a business. Today on the show, how the U.S.P.S. went from a public service to a business burdened by debt.
veryGood! (78)
Related
- Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
- The Truth About Tom Sandoval and Influencer Karlee Hale's Relationship
- Is there a 'healthiest' soda? Not really, but there are some alternatives you should consider.
- Why Are Some Big Utilities Embracing Small-Scale Solar Power?
- The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
- Ariana Madix Shares Surprising Take on Vanderpump Rules' Scandoval Reunion Drama
- Rochelle Walensky, who led the CDC during the pandemic, resigns
- The Voice’s Niall Horan Wants to Give This Goodbye Gift to Blake Shelton
- North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
- UPS eliminates Friday day shifts at Worldport facility in Louisville. What it means for workers
Ranking
- Rams vs. 49ers highlights: LA wins rainy defensive struggle in key divisional game
- It'll take 300 years to wipe out child marriage at the current pace of progress
- Ex-NYPD sergeant convicted of acting as Chinese agent
- Golnesa GG Gharachedaghi Shares Why She Doesn't Hide Using Ozempic for Weight Loss
- McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales
- Coal Miner Wins Black Lung Benefits After 14 Years, Then U.S. Government Bills Him
- The FDA considers first birth control pill without a prescription
- Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta other tech firms agree to AI safeguards set by White House
Recommendation
'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
Wind Industry, Riding Tax-Credit Rollercoaster, Reports Year of Growth
Think Covid-19 Disrupted the Food Chain? Wait and See What Climate Change Will Do
Here's What Happened on Blake Shelton's Final Episode of The Voice
Skins Game to make return to Thanksgiving week with a modern look
College Graduation Gift Guide: 17 Must-Have Presents for Every Kind of Post-Grad Plan
WHO ends global health emergency declaration for COVID-19
Blake Shelton Gets in One Last Dig at Adam Levine Before Exiting The Voice