The U.S. Postal Service announced [3] today that it is to drop Saturday deliveries in order to trim costs. Deliveries of parcels and packages will, however, continue on a six-day-a-week basis. The move is scheduled to start in August of this year, and is expected to save $2 billion.

The USPS has long been in financial hell [4], losing $15.9 billion last year [5], despite efforts to save money, such as a plan on the environmental front [6]. Last year it announced [7] the cessation of international shipments of electronics with Li-ion batteries, creating a headache for military families.

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