John, I agree with you 100% regarding the cost of postage in the US. I agree with you that the US is a lot better off than the rest of the world, etc. That doesn't change the fact that government has gotten bigger, the postal service is more expensive to operate, etc.
I was only trying to point out rising costs, etc. in regards to the "good old days." The US Postal Service does post a loss each year, right???????? I'm sorry if I struck a nerve. You must work for the Post Office. Regards, Steve, N4JQQ Bashing "big government", the unions, and the USPO is so popular isn't it. > Let's put some facts on the record. > > Postal costs in and from the U.S. are some of the lowest in the > industrialized world. It costs 80c to airmail a QSL from the U.S. to > anywhere in the world. Try most of western Europe - from $1+ to $2 > (Germany). And the reliability of the USPO with my mail has been > outstanding. I'll take the good old US of A thanks. > > 73, John, NT5C. > > Steve N4JQQ wrote: > > >"J," I feel your pain. However, to be fair about it, postage was more > >affordable years ago even if you figure in inflation, etc. The bigger > >our government got and the more powerful the postal unions got, the > >higher the costs. > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
