From Stephen Crockett: The 5 day delivery scheme is the dumbest idea ever proposed by the Postal Service. It will save very little money. It will cost jobs. It will totally screw consumers. Millions of us will end up paying late charges on bills and higher credit card rates by mail delays.
Raise first class postage to 50 cents for a letter. It is still a bargain. Make your voice heard in support of 6 day mail service: Click here to take action <http://www.congress.org/congressorg/issues/alert/?alertid=12566596>http://www.congress.org/congressorg/issues/alert/?alertid=12566596 Rural Americans will really get hammered! Stephen Crockett Editor, Mid-Atlantic Labor.com <http://www.midatlanticlabor.com/>http://www.midatlanticlabor.com Host, Democratic Talk Radio <http://www.democratictalkradio.com/>http://www.DemocraticTalkRadio.com * * * * * * THE POST OFFICE WANTS TO DELIVER MAIL ONLY FIVE DAYS A WEEK TO CUT COSTS!!!! SHOULD CONGRESS ALLOW IT? <http://www.congress.org/congressorg/issues/alert/?alertid=12566596>http://www.congress.org/congressorg/issues/alert/?alertid=12566596 The United States Postal Service asked Congress to change regulations requiring them to deliver mail six days a week. The Postal Service cited increased costs and declining usage of the postal system that resulted in declining revenue. They say they need to drastically cut costs. The Post Office said that in heavy mail times such as the holidays it would deliver six days. It also suggested that perhaps the urban areas would retain six days a week while the more expensive rural routes be subject to the five days a week only delivery. What do you think? Tell President Obama and Congress your view and how you'd address the problem. Also, you can tell the Post Office what you think using their Contact Us webform TAKE ACTION NOW! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to newsfromunderground-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com OR go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
