There have been proposals to reduce the number of post offices and the number of days a week for delivery (e.g, eliminating Saturday delivery). These days with delivery services such as UPS or Federal Express, plus the use of e-mail, faxes and other electronic means of communication, post offices and postal delivery are just no longer sustainable at the present rate. Time to make some cuts. But once again, the unions thwart any move to save money.
of course...the unions....