USPS to halt Saturday mail

[ThomasDenton 79]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2013/02/06/u-s-postal-service-to-halt-saturday-mail-starting-august-1/

 

What I want to know is why Congress hasn't let the USPS do this before? What's their problem with 5-days-a-week mail service? If it'll really save $2B a year, then just do it!

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Changes like this are the first step to curbing our disgustingly excessive spending.

 

Since the age of handwritten letters is far gone, and since little governmental operates on Saturdays anyway, I believe we can adjust our work cycles accordingly.

[ThomasDenton 79]

All I ever get on Saturdays is junk mail anyway, lol. They're also keeping package delivery on Saturdays which is a smart move if that end of business is growing like they say.

[Hacker 82]

The reality is that all most folks get anymore via USPS is bills and junk. Saturday delivery is something that has been kept around out of tradition. (We Americans get stuck on tradition that has little practical purpose in a modern world. i.e. a school year that leaves children free to work on the farm in the summer.)

 

Of course the USPS runs a deficit because of the fact that they are required to fully fund future pension liabilities in advance. (I bet we all wish our employers public or private were required to do that.)

[fridaynightstripes 10]

Good call! 25years in advance. It is ridiculous. The "prefunded" money is then borrowed from ala social security. I love the saturday deal. Maybe i can call a few more or watch a few games in the fall.