On Friday, October 7, the United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission that they planned a rate increase to take effect January 22, 2023. Again. The fourteenth hike since 2011, and the twenty-first since 2001.
The first postal price increase of the 21st century occurred January 7, 2001. First class letters increased one cent from 33¢ to 34¢. “Additional ounce” rat…
