Postal Service Crisis

         Hello, this week i was reading the news, and i found a article about postal services and how they are proposing to facilities and services because of the increase of online technology, and sending emails. I found this article on La Times, it was written by Michael A. Memoli, reporting from Washington. This article is talking about how the US postal system is considering shutting down more then 250 mail processing facilities and downsizing, these are all vital to keep the mail delivery economically viable. The first step to this would be planning to cut first class overnight shipping, which would save the organization $3 billion alone, which would be a very big help for this money tight postal service. Mail volume has dropped by more then 43 billion pieces over the past five years, officials said that the postal service was heading toward a $10 billion net loss and they were already at there borrowing limit, they need these changes to take place in order to keep them running.
         The postal service is a very important aspect to America, because many people still prefer to use the postal service for their personal letters, instead of using the internet which isn't as trustworthy as some people might think. These changes must be taken place in order to keep the postal office running, and these jobs are also important for the econom because if the postal service shuts down in the US, hundreds of thousands of people will be losing there job and filing for unemployment, which only only take our economy much, much lower to where it already is.