USPS Wants To Raise Postage 2 Cents

The post office wants to increase the price of a stamp by 2 cents to 46 cents starting in January. The agency has been battered by massive losses and declining mail volume and faces a financial crisis. Postal officials announced a wide-ranging series of proposed price increases Tuesday, averaging about 5 percent, and covering first class, advertising mail, periodicals, packages and other services. The request now goes to the independent Postal Rate Commission which has 90 days to respond. If approved, the increase would take effect Jan. 2/ Associated Press . More here .

Question: Should the U.S. Postal Service be thinking of ways to transform its mission in this era of the Internet, rather than continually asking for hikes in first-class mail?