Global postal union meets amid Trump threat to pull US out

[KY_EnviroGuy]

6. They're going after the direct mail order business from China.

A lot of folks these day order goods directly from Chinese on-line stores and depend on dirt-cheap shipping costs for an advantage over Amazon and other on-line vendors like Walmart. The final leg of shipments involves transfer to USPO, the rates for which are set in these international agreements. Pulling out of that agreement or radically increasing rates will put this business in turmoil.

My perspective is that many people simply will not buy those millions of cheap items anymore due to increased costs, once they see the billing for shipping.

The real irony is that most all the shit we buy these days is made overseas and all the corporations we buy from are international and in no way can be considered "American".

KY......