A Lesson in Economics:

The postal service announced that beginning Sunday, January 8, it will cost 39 cents to send first class mail. Meanwhile, during the past year, we have been receiving mail later and later during the evening.

I can recall when we could send first class mail for three cents. This fact caused me to compare our mail service with the phone service. There was a time when a three minute call from Denver to New York City was twelve dollars. Now, we make that call for less than twelve cents. What’s the difference between these two services? The mail is delivered by a government agency, while the phone is operated by industry. Competition has lowered the price for phone service. Perhaps we need that same competition with our mail delivery.

The moral of the story is: If a man approaches you and says, “Hi, I’m from the government; I’m here to help you.” Run, don’t walk, in the opposite direction!