Credi-Bull #16

Credi-Bull - a news item that might be fact, or might be fiction.

When playing, please avoid definitive answers like "I know this is true, I saw it on the news last night."..Instead, couch your vote as a "guess" - this will help ensure that everyone gets an unbiased chance to play!

George Campbell is a man on a mission - he is developing a class action suit against the U.S. Postal Service. The crux of the case that just over ten thousand of the fifty thousand new postal scales purchased by the USPS last year were shown to have a fault of .001 ounces.

This is a small measure, but Campbell's concern is the 'Forever Stamp' which guarantees to: "always be valid as First–Class postage on standard envelopes weighing one ounce or less, regardless of any subsequent increases in the First–Class rate."

"The problem isn't the scales really, it's the contract that a Forever Stamp makes with the American Citizen who's redeeming it. We had the right to send one ounce, forever, and we were cheated by bad scales."

The faulty equipment is scheduled for replacement, but a speedy resolution is beyond the current budget - all scales will not be replaced until 2013.

Meanwhile, Campbell's quest goes on. To qualify for a Federal Class Action Suit in the U.S., the controversy must be proved to exceed $5,000,000. Campbell is working hard to collect names, though he claims the USPS is blocking his access to the names of its patrons who purchased the stamps.

Real or Fake?
(Vote in the 'comments' section, answer to be revealed there on Saturday).