By Tom Rakocevic Over the years, there have been moments that have made me reflect on the way the world is going. Many of these moments may seem small, but they give a sign of things to come. Like the tickling of your throat before you get hit by the flu.One such moment happened when I was a teenager, and I went to withdraw money from my bank account. That day, one of the branch tellers was positioned at the door and was encouraging me to use the machine rather than line up to deal with a person.I looked over at the machines for a moment and then turned back to him and said, “If I start using that machine, you’re eventually going to lose your job.” He paused and said, “But if I don’t encourage you to use it, I will lose my job today.”Of course, we all happily use those machines now. However, we are now being introduced to a new and shinier machine in certain stores called “The self checkout.”Workers everywhere will need to start looking over their shoulders, because that new machine their boss has just purchased may be soon be their replacement.While our transactions have become increasingly automated in order for businesses and institutions to save money, we have not necessarily seen an increase in service.Furthermore, we have not even seen a reduction in price, which means the savings have not trickled down to us.Canada Post is now on a similar path of cost-saving measures by both increasing costs to consumers and reducing service by phasing out home delivery of mail.When Canada Post eventually phases out home mail delivery in urban areas, it will be seniors and people with disabilities who will be affected most.Deepak Chopra, the CEO of Canada Post quipped that seniors would actually benefit from the removal of home delivery because they would get exercise going to and from the community mailboxes.Not only is this comment highly insensitive, It also fails to take into account the serious challenges the service cuts pose to people with mobility issues. This also doesn't take into account the hazardous journey that seniors and people with disabilities will undoubtedly face in getting their mail in the winter walking through snow and ice.While most bills can now be paid over the internet, many among us may not feel secure for our financial transactions to be conducted over the internet, while others may not have the expertise to do so and rely heavily on the postal service for these matters.While Canada Post is phasing out home delivery in urban areas, they are not passing these savings onto Canadians. Instead, they have increased the price of a single postage stamp to $1.00.If you are against the removal of door to door mail service, please join the campaign to Save Canada Post. You can contact the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) at 613-236-7238 or email them at feedback@cupw-sttp.org to order your sign to show your opposition to the service cuts at Canada Post.You can also check out www.savecanadapost.ca and www.publicpostoffice.ca for more information on the service cuts and how you can get involved in the campaign to reverse them.