Apparently our postal service is nearly 3 billion dollars in debt and so the postmaster general went before Congress this week to ask that they be relieved of a requirement to deliver the mail six days a week. They want to cut Saturday delivery and still have have a .02 cent increase. Although, they say it doesn't have to be Saturday's delivery that is cut, they suggested they could cut one of the lighter mail delivery days during the week like a Tuesday.
Apparently mail volume is dwindling and if current trends continue they say they could experience a net loss of 6 billion during this fisal year. They say even continuing rate increases could not keep up with costs and a six day mail delivery may just prove unaffordable in the end.
The thing that struck me about the article I read was that the post office did not have their hand out asking for a bail out. Although, that is one I would gladly vote for--SO SUE ME--I LIKE RECEIVING MY MAIL! Can you believe it though? They are actually looking at ways to cut costs and not asking for someone to just hand them the money to bail them out. That's not only weird--it's unheard of in this day and age.
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