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Jesse Powell
@jespow
If the USPS is losing money, why am I getting so much garbage spam physical mail? Are we subsidizing the cost of spam to ourselves? Why not just charge all these spammers whatever it costs to at least break even? How about min stamp price = $5 and if it's not worth it, email me?
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Sam Reed
@STRML_
The cost to deliver doesn't go markedly down because there's less mail. If junk were eliminated entirely that would be a net loss for the USPS, because they still have to go to your mailbox. It costs a lot to run because they don't leave rural areas in the lurch and pensions.
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Sam Reed
@STRML_
It's a service that *works*, and the only reform it needs is to be free from ratfucking by congress (ie outrageous pension prefunding) and by its own postmaster general. It could also make more money by expanding services, including banking.
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Jesse Powell
@jespow
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If I didn't get junk mail, they might have to come to my mailbox once or twice a year. Probably the same for everybody under the age of 50 at this point. They could easily take back deliveries to once per week if they didn't have to carry 7 days of spam in their bag.
4:31 AM · Aug 17, 2020Twitter Web App
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