US Postal Service facing big questions as it struggles to cope with rising costs

[mandy]

Could mail one day go the way of many pizza chains, where customers can pick it up or pay extra for home delivery?

Will the mail still arrive six days a week? Will the government still be involved?

The Postal Service is facing big questions as it struggles to cope with rising costs and major changes in the way people communicate...

"Sooner or later we're probably going to have to make a decision as a nation as to whether or not the core services that are provided for free are going to be done the way that they are today, or whether they're going to be offered in a more restricted capacity and in a more cost efficient capacity,"...

full article: http://ecommercetimes.com/story/OXeSNwPA...mers.xhtml

[amy]

where customers can pick it up or pay extra for home delivery?

Both options suck.