Tag: CPI
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Price Does Matter
May 3, 2017 Even with the CPI price cap, USPS raised two key fundraising mail streams by CPI+3 Above inflation pricing will affect mail volume Imagine the impact with an altered or no CPI cap It’s not too early to consider “tipping point” or “death spiral” Of course, price matters in most situations. It especially…
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Summary of Alliance Comments
Summary of Comments of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, MPA—The Association of Magazine Media, and Postcom—The Association for Postal Commerce (Comments were filed at the Postal Regulatory Commission on March 20, 2017) The Postal Service is a regulated monopoly. For this reason, the law requires the Commission to regulate the prices charged by the Postal…
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PMG: Trust us
At the February 7 hearing on the House postal bill, Postmaster General Megan Brennan gave a very clear description of her policy toward future postage rate increases: trust us. As defined by Dictionary.com: Monopoly [muh-nop-uh-lee] exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. an exclusive privilege to carry on a business, traffic, or service, granted by a government. the exclusive possession or control of something. something that is the subject of such control, as a commodity or service. a company or group that has such control. the market condition that exists when there is only one seller Ms. Brennan said more than once that she hopes the Postal…