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USPS Wants to Branch Out


The holiday season is upon us; the time of year when the mailbox tends to begin filling up with gift catalogs and greeting cards from friends and family.  This is also the time of year when the United States Postal Service (USPS) has traditionally seen a spike in mail traffic, as its fiscal health is often pegged to the level of first-class mail traffic that occurs over the holiday season.  Those circumstances are dire regardless of how much mail is sent through the end of the year, and the cure sought by postal officials is worse than the disease.

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