how much would the united states save if they discontinued Saturday mail delivery?

Question

i thought they were part of the united states payroll and expenses?

Answer 1

The U S postal service, according to it's web site, is self supporting through the sale of postage and products. However, postal employees are considered employees of the U S government so theoretically, if these employees were paid for fewer hours or some of them were released from employment in order to discontinue Saturday deliveries, there would be a significant savings. The revenue could be used for other purposes, say lower taxes? or to bolster Social Security? Hey! That kind of movement might encourage people yo use the postal service more instead of Fed-Ex or UPS or other delivery services.

Answer 2

I don't care in the least. I seldom get anything but junk mail, and that's just a waste of money and trees. If I ship a package, there's no way I'm sending it via USPS; they are slow and unreliable, and things are lost or damaged on a regular basis. As far as I'm concerned, we can do away with the Post Office completely. I'll stick with UPS or Fedex and e-mail. The postal workers and their union wanted more and more money for doing less and less, and thought they'd be indispensible; they priced themselves out of jobs, and I say good riddance to bad rubbish.

Answer 3

Nothing at all.

Postal service is an independent entity. It doesn't receive tax money--it pays for itself with postage rates.

Here's a quote from the US Post Office website...

"Do not receive tax dollars for operations. We are a self-supporting agency, using the revenue from the sale of postage and products to pay expenses. "

Answer 4

the unemployment rate will /may rise?