postal service cuts jobs raises rates

Looks like the United States Postal Service has joined in on job cuts. In fact, the USPS has cut 25,000 jobs this year alone, citing massive deficits that it is trying to rein in. Currently, the USPS employs 635,000 employees down from 800,000 a decade ago. As everyone else is feeling the pinch and cutting costs that part seems par for the course. The kicker is that the USPS has continually raised its rates while trimming staff. Hummh. So, now patrons of the Postal Service pay more for the exact same services that are "serviced" by less people. In short, raising prices and employing less staff generally means service suffers. If this is so, what incentive do patrons have to remain loyal when UPS and FedEx are getting it done at virtually the same price for many services? The bottom line is the postal service cutting jobs and raising rates at the same time is a bad idea. Uuuuhh Ohhhh. Starting the week out with foot in mouth.