US Postal Service seeks to hike cost of a first-class stamp to 78 cents

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7. If you look deeper, it is an even better deal. Most European countries charge higher rates to other

European countries than the do within their own country. That's like the USPS charging higher rates from NY to Delaware than within NY. We get a huge bargain in that the same rate applies between Bangor, ME and Hawaii, Alaska and California as it does within Maine. So instead of just putting the mail on a train, one gets a letter flown thousands of miles and delivered to a mailbox for the same price as sending a birthday card to a neighbor.

We pay less and our lower price is good for far more territory than the whole continent of Europe.