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Not true, since Congress can limit how much a stamp costs.

Edit: Apparently there is a commission set up. It's part of the executive branch, but still, the USPS can't up and decide the price of a stamp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_Regulatory_Commission

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Ok, but either way that's hardly relevant given the comment I responded to.

I was responding to your statement: "Think of them as a private business when it comes to financials." A private business would be able to set the cost of its services.

Right, you were responding to a statement which is somewhat inaccurate but if corrected would in no way change the argument I was making or its validity. That's my point.

I'm not challenging your first or second sentence. I'm challenging your third sentence. I'm not sure where you got the idea that I was challenging your whole comment, when mine referred exclusively to the price of USPS services.

>I'm not sure where you got the idea that I was challenging your whole comment

I don't, only saying that the bit you're commenting on is wholly irrelevant.

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