Quote Originally Posted by TuffStuffMcGruff View Post
That's not true. Price mail correctly for the desire and cost of service. 45 cents a stamp doesn't reflect a sensible cost. If people began to see that their mail was too costly to send when postage hit a dollar, 2 dollars, maybe they would use some sense and invest in electronic methods. Otherwise, if the mail really needed to go out, maybe the dollar would be worth it. Ups and fedex would appreciate the growth in function and volume
The reason mail is a 45 cent has nothing to do with sensible costs, it is a fundamental part of the governance of any country being able to communicate with official correspondence to any region under it's control.

UPS and Fed Ex would still end up being given federal money to keep the ability to send an letter from Alaska to DC.