Postal Service: Snail Mail Will Move Slower

By Douglas V. Gibbs

Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution authorizes the federal government to establish post offices. The formation of the federal government was primarily for the purpose of protecting, preserving, and promoting the union. A postal service was necessary to keep the members of the union in contact with each other. Technology, however, has changed the rules. The postal service is not as necessary as it once was.

With the advent of the Internet, and parcel carriers, business has been pretty slow for the United States Postal Service. A large number of people pay their bills online, stay in contact through E-mail, smart phones, and social media, and send their packages with parcel services like Federal Express and UPS. So, the postal service is going to start doing some cutting, which will result, if you still choose to use regular mail, in 1st Class Mail moving a little more slowly. . . starting in January.

The cuts ring in at $3 billion, the closure of about half of the current mail processing centers around the country - leaving about 250, the closure of about 3,700 local post offices, and 100,000 employees are expected to lose their jobs. Along with the extra day for the delivery of mail, stamps will also rise in cost by 1 cent to 45 cents, starting next month. There is even talk of eliminating Saturday delivery.

All of this to avoid bankruptcy.

The federal bureaucracy is so bad they can't even run the postal service correctly.

The Postal Service is expecting a record loss of $14.1 billion next year amid steady declines in first class mail volume. The federal government has failed to adjust properly with the changing times. . . until now.

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

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