Report: U.S. Postal Service Asks to Cut Number of Delivery Days
From The Associated Press: Postmaster General John Potter says the massive deficits facing the post office could force the agency to cut out one day of mail
Jul 31, 202023.9K Shares919.8K Views
“„Postmaster General John Potter says the massive deficits facing the post office could force the agency to cut out one day of mail delivery per week.
“„In testimony for a congressional panel Wednesday, Potter asked for an end to the requirement that the agency deliver mail six days a week.
Nothing much to add here. Reportedly, the U.S. Postal Service was nearly $3 billion over budget last year and is searching for any way it can to trim that figure. The Washington Post, in a prescient articlepublished today before Potter’s testimony, ran a headline that tells the story best:
“Through Rain, Sleet, Snow — But Perhaps Not Lean Times”
Paula M. Graham
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