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With that in mind, new and ongoing changes at the United States Postal Service are going to continue impacting the print shops bottom line.

Whether the print shops provide postage with their service or the client deals with it on their own, the continued price increases is slowing eroding the amount of mail printed and sent out, the future of the USPS mail service is on a fine wire.

“To return the Postal Service to solvency requires a comprehensive approach, which is reflected in our updated Five-Year Business Plan,” said Postmaster General and CEO Patrick Donahoe. “The plan provides an achievable roadmap to restore financial stability and preserve affordable mail service for the American public. The major elements of the plan must be pursued and executed within a short window of opportunity to avoid unsustainable losses and potentially becoming a long-term burden to the American taxpayer.”
USPS believes that if the following legislation can be approved they can turn their juggernaut of a hemorrhaging business around and get back in the red.  Time will tell if the rudder is strong enough to right the ship, but certainly bears watching and perhaps contingency preparation.

 

 

Many of the savings cannot be achieved without the following legislative action:

 

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

- Benjamin Franklin