If they didn't pay the employees so much then they wouldn't have to go up on stamps. Ask what a Postal Employee makes and it will shock you. That is what is wrong with the USA. We pay high Wages to certain groups and low wages to another. If you work for a Ford, Chev. or another car maker or the Postal Service,Federal Paper you will make more. It seems that you have to be a member of certain groups to make good money.