Apparently The Postal Service Will NOT Stop Delivering Mail On Saturdays

A while back we told you about the United States Postal Service's plans to stop mail delivery on Saturdays to try and save money. Well, it turns out Congress didn't like the idea and they are now requiring the USPS to continue with Saturday delivery.

According to the Loveland Reporter-Herald, the USPS is a self-supporting government agency and receives no tax dollars, but it is still a government agency, so Congress can tell them what to do.

On Wednesday, a statement from the USPS was issued saying Congress passed a spending that prohibits it from reducing the number of delivery days.

So, let me get this straight. Nearly every facet of our government is hemorrhaging money right now, and this particular agency, which receives zero tax dollars, has a plan to try and make a dent in their 20-billion-dollar cash shortage...and Congress decides to tell them, "No?"

I'm a little confused. Will anything in this country stop functioning if we can't get our mail on Saturday's? Sure it might inconvenience a a few people, but we're talking billions of dollars per year here that the USPS is losing. And yes, some people would lose their jobs. I feel bad for them, but most companies would be shutting down completely if they were losing 20-billion dollars a year.

This Saturday delivery cut would have only saved 2-billion dollars, but I'd think that congress should be slapping the Postal Service a high-fave for at least trying to stop spending more money than they have. (How often to you get to say you only saved 2-billion dollars?!)

I didn't realize Saturday mail delivery was so important to our decision-makers. I was kind of looking forward to having one less day that a bill could show up at my house.

Do you think this was a good move or a bad move by congress?

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