Should USPS Go to 5 Delivery Days?

So it was mentioned by Jack/John Potter (he goes by both for some unknown reason) that the USPS should cut one day of delivery to decrease their own expenses, therefore, preventing continual price increases for the next few years. If you go to the following USPS link, you'll see the "benefits" of this cut:

http://faq.usps.com/eCustomer/iq/usps/request.do?session={ea6903d0-f24c-11dd-c457-000000000000}

Having my experience with USPS, they'll increase their prices no matter what. In 2008 they said they needed to increase prices because gas prices had gone up so fast. However, when gas prices decrease by more than $4 a gallon all over the United States USPS is still asking for a price increase. So we all know the gas price excuse was full of BS to get more money (for those of you who don't know, USPS does not get any money from taxes, it's all from money they receive for products/services). Second of all, tell your carriers to walk more. I see carriers drive from house to house for areas with door delivery. Why can't they walk up the street, come back on the other side, then get back into their vehicle? Lazy carriers. And thanks to George Dubblya, USPS is now allowed to request price increases every year instead of having to wait two years to even think about it.

Now, should USPS drop to five delivery days? Well, here are the pros from my point of view:

- Maintenance on vehicles will go down, saving money.
- The amount of gasoline required for services will decrease.
- USPS will not need as many rural carrier associates, saving money used for wages.
- Mail carriers will not have as many days to whine about pathetic things like a snowflake in front of a mailbox.
- People will not pathetically sit at their house anticipating mail delivery 6 days a week, relieving stress from those that have no reason to be stressed out anyway.

However, here are the cons:

- Business will not receive mail everyday, meaning that deadlines for bills and other things could be missed easier.
- Jobs will be cut because not as many people will be needed to deliver the mail throughout the week. And if this happens, the government really isn't doing anything to help with the job situation.
- People that wait pathetically for mail delivery everyday will have to find something else to do, which will probably annoy normal people.

In my opinion, if USPS wants to save money and perform like a business then they should cut one day of delivery. It will cut the time rural carrier associates are needed (for those that do not know, rural carrier associates are basically substitute carriers), but that's what happens with a business. If they keep six days of delivery and increase prices, they will lose money because a great deal of people are already pissed off about price increases that have happened this year. If you look at UPS and FedEx, you'll see their prices aren't very different from USPS anymore. At the same time, they actually give you a tracking number and want to help you when something is lost or damaged, unlike USPS.

Here's what's awesome about USPS cutting a day of delivery, it's not up to them at all! The United States Congress is in charge of how many days of delivery there should be. So I know USPS is saying they want to cut it down as an alternative to other things, but the United States Congress is solely responsible for the final decision. So if you agree/disagree with the idea, write your congressman and give him your opinions. USPS doesn't care because it's not up to them anyway.