Postal WorkerThis week, the United States Postal Service will seek an opinion from the independent Postal Regulatory Commission on its plan to stop delivering mail on Saturdays. While Congress has to approve the change, this is a first step towards five-day mail delivery service.

Under the proposal, there would be no Saturday delivery to street addresses or even pick up from blue mail boxes. Post offices would still be open and delivery to P.O. Boxes would still continue on Saturdays. Express Mail would still be delivered seven days a week. USPS hopes that this plan will help it avoid a projected $238 billion shortfall over the next decade. If approved, the changes would start in fiscal year 2011, which begins October 1.  USPS has created a website where you can learn more about the proposal.

Joanne and I have posted about the five-day delivery issue in the past. She favored a change and I thought it made sense, but wasn’t sure if I agreed with it. I have since changed my mind and approve of the service suspension, even though I will miss getting Netflix on Saturdays. Many of you commented on our posts before and I want to know if your minds have changed.

How do you feel about five-day mail delivery?

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