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Sunday, September 4, 2011

United States Postal Service Shutdown by 2012

Don't plan on "goin' postal" by 2012...

The United States Postal Service will default unless a bailout of over $9.2 Million is awarded.

Already the USPS is implementing:

Eliminating Saturday mailing in many locations
Closing up to 3,700 Post Offices
Laying off 120,000 workers in violation of union contracts

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/05/business/in-internet-age-postal-service-struggles-to-stay-solvent-and-relevant.html?_r=1

Might just have to begin Goin' Postal:

...developing...