Originally posted by mikemike Incorrect first class mail is or at least used to be profitable.
The first class mail got supplanted by fax machines, e-mail, text messaging, and social networking.
Maybe its that spineless politicians are unwilling to allow them to pass on the cost of doing business or adjust their business model. Why is it that everything the federal government touches goes to hell?
For many years, I've read that a First Class letter would cost more than twice as much, without junk mail.
Junk mail and the U.S. Post Office - EcoFuture resources on How to Get Rid of Junk Mail, Spam, and Telemarketers Now, if you would like to find some facts to the contrary, please do so because I'm genuinely curious whether this is an urban myth. Otherwise, "incorrect" is not very useful--results in a "is so, is not" discussion.
If you are in the business and legal world, you know that there are many, many laws and procedures that would need to be changed if first class mail were to disappear. In the legal field, the uses of mail are increasing rather than decreasing. Fax, email, etc. may be supplanting the social letter causing the volume to decline (and loss to go up), but there are numerous problems still with using them for more official notices.