South Park Town Hall · Motion 2 of 5
Motion Two — volume's down, so raise it again
MOVED: that the price rise again, twice in one year, from 63¢ to 73¢, on the grounds that the last increase did not fix it.
The chair explains that when a remedy fails, the correct response is more of the remedy, mmkay. This passes without discussion because everyone in the room is doing the same thing with their own budget.
Eight increases in seven years turn postage from a line item into the decision itself. A mailer who once argued about paper stock now argues about whether to mail at all.
Volume falls faster than the price rises, so the revenue gain is smaller than projected — which becomes the evidence for the next increase.
Source: USPS price changes Jul 2023 (66¢), Jan 2024 (68¢), Jul 2024 (73¢) — eight increases 2019–2026