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FWIW, Congress has a "franking privilege" which allows senators and congressmen to send snail-mail free of postage. This privilege has been controversial, but
by mcswell 4y ago
FWIW, Congress has a "franking privilege" which allows senators and congressmen to send snail-mail free of postage. This privilege has been controversial, but afaik still exists.
- bogomipz 4y agoIt does and it indeed is controversial. And perhaps not surprisingly the more vulnerable a representative's seat is the more they abuse this. To put some perspective on the cost: >"In total, House members spent about $6 million on mail franking in the first quarter of 2016."[1] Yes, that's for just a single quarter. [1] https://rollcall.com/2016/08/10/house-members-send-mail-on-taxpayers-dime-vulnerable-ones-do-it-much-more/ https://rollcall.com/2016/08/10/house-members-send-mail-on-t...