According to reports, they lost 3 billion dollars last year. The same reports expect that loss to double this year, if something drastic doesn't occur. That is why the Postmaster General went before Congress today, to address that issue, and to offer his proposal. A proposal that he says, "I don't take lightly."
Saying the U.S. Postal Service "is in a severe financial crisis," Postmaster General John E. Potter is asking Congress to allow him to cut mail delivery from six days to five days a week.
In testimony prepared for a Senate hearing this afternoon, Potter said he needs "flexibility in the number of days we deliver mail."
"The ability to suspend delivery on the lightest delivery days, for example, could save dollars in both our delivery and our processing and distribution networks, he said. "I do not make this request lightly, but I am forced to consider every option given the severity of our challenge."
He said the cut in mail delivery would be at least one day a week. Currently, the postal system delivers mail Mondays through Saturdays.
- Washington Post
Besides hearing that Tuesday's is the lightest mail day, I don't understand why Tuesday is the day they would chose. In professions outside of mine, and that has a (so called) normal work week of Mon-Fri, it would seem the best day to cut service would be on Saturday. Of course that is my opinion. What do you all think?
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go ahead share your thoughts with me now.
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