Postal Letter

Have you heard this about the United States Postal Service?

They may go from 6 day delivery to 5 day delivery. When I first saw this I was thinking Saturday delivery may be cut, but they are talking about Tuesday, since it is the slowest day for delivery. They say that not much mail is sent out on Saturday or Sunday, so Tuesday may be the chosen day. I heard on the news tonight that this may be a possibility, as the post office is suffering financially. Alex B. I totally agree with you on ways the Government and businesses can cut costs. If I go to any country outside the USA, I expect to be able to speak their language, read their language or not go at all. It gets to me that everything has to be in Spanish, even the phone systems, where you have to dial 1 or say the number 1 to hear English. Joe J this means you will get more junk mail the next day. Joanie, I would miss my 6 day a week mail service. When there is no Monday or holiday delivery, the week seems extra long for me. I look forward to catalogs, (which we are getting fewer) due to the internet. I hate shopping on the internet. I like to thumb through look at all my choices so I can mark and select the item(s) I would like to purchase. Mindbird, it is amazing how much mail goes through the system for the price we pay for services.

Public Comments

1. You are correct that the day to be cut would probably be Tuesday if the government lets them. The postal service is facing $3billion in the red. They will of course cut jobs, amenities, etc. first but eventually they will cut service. The internet has really hurt the post office, libraries, card companies and more.
2. I heard the same thing. I wouldn't miss it. Your thoughts?
3. Does it really matter as you only get stacks of rubbish anyway.?
4. ~~No, I have not heard this yet. However, like every business, they are probably needing to cut overhead. So if it helps, and keeps rates down, I'm for it.~~
5. It's been on all the news stations kinda hard to miss.So yes we have heard about it...It will never happen.
6. Good. They should have cut the mail delivery down from 6 years ago, way before this economic crisis began. What's the point? Most people do email now and online banking (except me, its annoying and a pain in the ass). Do know what else the government could cut? Printing in both English and Spanish. I'm not racist, but we would save millions per each state a year if we printed in just English. We could also save a crap load of money if we cut the 5 day work week down to 4, and worked more during those 4 days.
7. The cuts are just getting started.. By mid summer we will be into it.
8. Services will be cut all over . But, the bailout money go to the international bankers .
9. Cool, one day less of junk mail.
10. drudge-report.com has the full story on it.
11. It is no big deal.
12. Probably a good idea.
13. I wouldn't mind a Monday-Wednesday-Friday or Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday delivery schedule. I think it's amazing how cheap it is to make a person carry a little piece of paper all over the country.