Poll: Will Postal Service Cutbacks Affect You?

The U.S. Postal Service announced Monday that it will be closing the doors to 200-plus mail processing centers, according to a report by the Associated Press. The news did not come as a shock, as USPS has been losing money for five years now.

Part of the effects those who use the postal service to send and receive mail is reported to be timeliness. Currently, nearly half of the mail sent arrives at its destiniation in one day. The cuts will push the delivery of mail to two to three days.

The report also states that small businesses, as well as those based on catalogues and magazines, could suffer.

We want to know what you think? Will the closing of the processing centers and slashing of 28,000 jobs make a difference in your day-to-day life? Will it hamper you in your personal or professional life to not have your first-class mail delivered in one day? Are you already using a different service, or does one day not make a difference to you?

Let us know what you think in our poll, then tell us why you voted that way in our comments section.