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Speak Out: Will You Miss Getting Mail on Saturdays?
The post office says Saturday delivery will be cut beginning in August in an effort to save money. How will the change affect you?
The U.S. Postal Service says it plans to deliver packages six days a week, but mail delivery on Saturdays will stop Aug. 1.d
The postal service said cutting delivery on Saturdays will save the agency more than $2 billion a year, according to USA Today.
According to the U.S. Postal Service, the reasons are continued economic struggles and the increasing use of the Internet for communications and bill paying by consumers. The U.S. Postal Service is also the only federal agency required to pre-fund health benefits for retirees, and those costs are escalating quickly.
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“Our current business model of delivering mail six days a week is no longer sustainable. We must change in order to remain an integral part of the American community for decades to come.”
The agency said mail would be delivered to post office boxes on Saturdays and post offices currently open on Saturdays would remain open.
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Speak out: How will this change affect you? Will you miss getting mail on Saturdays?
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