No more mail at your door? Delivery changes eyed

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Door-to-door mail delivery is about as American as apple pie. With the Postal Service facing billions of dollars in annual losses, that tradition could be virtually phased out by 2022 under a proposal in Congress.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday approved a plan to move to cluster box and curbside delivery, which includes mailboxes at the end of driveways.

The proposal is part of broader legislation by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the oversight and government reform panel, designed to cut costs at the cash-strapped agency by up to $4.5 billion a year. The Postal Service had a $16 billion loss last year.

The bill was approved on a party-line vote, with 22 Republicans supporting it and 17 Democrats opposing it.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-national/20130724/US-Postal-Delivery/

Sounds legit.

[Karee 4,191]

Sounds legit.

They've been doing that here in all the new developments for 20+ years.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

They've been doing that here in all the new developments for 20+ years.

They can cut delivery to twice per week also.

The people that get laid off (that's how they "save billions") can be transferred to administering your health care.

Edited July 25, 2013 by Gary and Alla

[Jacque67 7,328]

They can cut delivery to twice per week also.

The people that get laid off (that's how they "save billions") can be transferred to administering your health care.

Sad, but probably true.