Going a little less "Postal"

I'd be thrilled.  It's all junk anyway, it would save the time I spend at the recycling bin. 

In the world of patent law and engaging with the U.S. Patent Office, everything right now is based on "mailing dates."

Granted, there is a big push for things to be filed electronically, but sometimes one or two days make an important difference and because the Patent Office mails everything - reducing the number of delivery days could be determintal.

With that being said - if they set up a secure electroinc delivery system for official Patent Office communications, no issues on my end.

I think I mentioned this not long ago in another post but I'll mention it again; USPS does not receive any taxpayer funds.  They are required to fund their own operations.  However, have not done a very good job of that over the last couple years and it's only getting worse. 

That being said, I would have no problem going to few delivery days and this has been discussed with the USPS officials.  But congress likes to stick their noses into USPS operation and won't have any of it!  I'd be in support of a no junk mail list, similar to the no-call list.  But that would kill USPS sooner than if they try to suvive on deliving junk mail. 

My bigger issue is at a time when everyone is on the green movement...why are we still producing so much junk mail?  It's not in any way environmentally friendly...

The USPS website says that it doesn't get any tax dollars....click here. 

I hate junk mail - goes right in the trash.  I don't open circulars or coupon packets or anything.  How do I get off these lists?

So - netflix is the only reason anyone likes the mail man (or woman) anymore?

I would be happy with fewer days of delivery.

I think a lot of people forget that most of the country is actually a rurual area and a large population of that rural area does not have reliable internet service. I would assume the majority of social security checks, food stamps, SSI checks, and disability payments would go thru the mail. I am not sure how that would impact the ederly and the low income in reguards to having bills paid on time or other services being offered if mail was delayed a extra day because of no service.

But who knows...

I was in the post office the other day in a long line waiting to be taken care of by two clerks working at lunch. There was a flat screen TV that showed facts about the USPS and one of them is that they employ over 700,000 people over the US. If we cut back to a 4 or 5 day delivery, are we going to cut those peoples income also? Or are we going to pay them the same wage for less working days?

The state of NC was toying with the idea of going to a 4 day work week for all Govt employees this year until they realized they could not pay their employees less because of employment contracts and then they thought well if we have to pay them, we might as well make em work...