But Frederic Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, said it was a "disastrous idea".
The plan, which is to take effect in August, also brought vigorous objections from farmers, the letter carriers' union and others.
It also supports a parasitic economy of card marketers, credit scorers, collection agencies, junk-mail printers, letter carriers, financial reform lobbyists and yacht-sailing antitrust lawyers.
It already has a far-flung network of sorting centers and letter carriers that allows it to deliver physical documents to every U.S. address six days every week.
Residents joke that Nalcrest, which stands for the National Association of Letter Carriers Retirement, Education, Security and Training, is actually short for National Association of Letter Carriers at Rest.
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Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, blamed Congress for mandating the annual health pre-payments in 2006, but suggested lawmakers should wait to act on legislation until next year.
Ending Saturday delivery "would be particularly harmful to small businesses, rural communities, the elderly, the disabled and others who depend on Saturday delivery for commerce and communication, " said Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, a union representing many mail carriers.
Ending Saturday delivery "would be particularly harmful to small businesses, rural communities, the elderly, the disabled and others who depend on Saturday delivery for commerce and communication, " said Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, a union that represents many mail carriers.
The president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Fredric Rolando, said the cutback is "a disastrous idea that would have a profoundly negative effect on the Postal Service and on millions of customers, " particularly businesses, rural communities, the elderly, the disabled and others who depend on Saturday delivery for commerce and communication.
Buffett said in the letter that he prefers train carriers to trucking companies because the former is three times more fuel-efficient.
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