The Dying Post Office

What do I believe should be done about the post office? First off, although I do understand that email and social networking replaces the vast majority of mail, I also understand that there are some things that absolutely must be delivered by mail, such as a signed document or a check. I personally believe that our country still needs a postal service, even in this age of advanced technology. I also believe that it is not the government's job to bailout or save the post office. So how does it go about saving itself? First of all, there is no way the postal service will stay in business unless it lays off thousands of its employees. It needs to drastically shorten its days and hours of business to 3 or 4 days a week. Although this will bring inconvenience to millions of Americans, it would bring less inconvenience than if the entire United States Postal Service were to shut down altogether. The fact that our country is having this problem has brought global embarrassment, but it has also brought us an opportunity to see how other countries have organized their postal services and how they have kept their mail system from failing. Our country has been through worse and pulled through, so I'm sure that this problem with our postal service will be overcome and the United States Postal Service will recover.