Would you miss Saturday mail delivery?
This morning’s news about the U.S. Postal Service’s plan to stop delivering mail on Saturdays has generated quite a discussion on our Facebook page.
Some folks think it’s a smart decision, while others are worried about potential job losses.
Read the developing story here, check out the Facebook debate and feel free to comment below, too.
February 6, 2013 - 9:29 AM
With all of the holidays the USPS has, how many four-day workweeks will there be?
I wouldn’t miss Saturday deliveries at all. Here are three proposals I think should be implemented within the next ninety days, none of this waiting for years to put in place.
1.Double the cost of stamps. Do it right now. It is still a bargain, and those that don’t like it can pay their bills online. We all should be doing that anyway. Stop the idiotic raising of stamp costs by a penny a year for years on end. Just get it over with, double the price.
2. Mandate the post office is open on Saturdays from 9-12 noon. Otherwise, 9-5 during the week. I know some PO’s are only open for an hour on Saturday. That is silly. Make it three hours, regardless.
3. Only deliver anything, mail or packages – Mon-Friday. That’s no impingement to anyone. That would save tons of money. No package delivery, no mail delivery, except M-F.
One of the problems with the post office is that it is not open when it needs to be. AFTER WORK. No wonder their market share has collapsed and FedEx and UPS are eating their lunch, you can go to either of those places and actually mail a package after working hours. With the USPS, you can’t.
With the Saturday delivery, they are cutting out a service but not replacing it with any reduction in rates is like a takeaway.
IMHO, the USPS is on hospice anyway. The US government couldn’t even run a monopoly efficiently. Why anyone wants to give the government authority over more after the USPS debacle is beyond me.
The USPS lost $16 Billion last year and they think cutting $2 Billion will make a difference? Fedex and UPS will pick more business and the bleeding will continue. There is no incentive to reduce cost when the solution is always to raise taxes to make up for the continued USPS losses. Blame the unions for their excessive benefits.