Postal Service considering slower delivery to rural areas, Postmaster General says

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Posted: Aug 23, 2024 / 08:57 AM CDT

NewsNation) — The U.S. Postal Service is considering swapping some resources that would speed up delivery times for most of its customers, but it would come at the expense of those who live in rural and far-flung locations, according to a report in The Washington Post.

“We’re trying to save the Postal Service — not figuratively, not to advocate for something. We’re trying to literally save the Postal Service,” Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told the Post.

The plan is part of a larger proposal that hopes to save about $3 billion a year. It involves letting some mail and packages sit in some post offices and distribution hubs for an extra day instead of processing them immediately. That would allow USPS to devote more energy to serving the vast majority of customers who live within 50 miles of a mail processing center.

USPS says the shift would delay some deliveries by as much as a day but still achieve the goal of delivering everything in five days or fewer from coast to coast.

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https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/postal-service-considering-slower-delivery-to-rural-areas-postmaster-general-says/

EDIT to prevent locking "This is not a rightwing thing. This is from a more or less liberal Little Rock TV station.