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I still want to know why we aren't heavily taxing junk mail instead of subsidizing. Or adding a national opt-out system. I do see the incentive problem for pol
by cma 1y ago
I still want to know why we aren't heavily taxing junk mail instead of subsidizing. Or adding a national opt-out system. I do see the incentive problem for political junk mail, asking incumbents to vote against subsidizing that would be hard.
- tzs 1y agoJunk mail is not subsidized per se. It does often cost less than non-marketing mail, but this is because it can take advantage of some discounts that lower volume senders have a harder time qualifying for. In particular, you can get discounts for pre-sorting and bundling your mailings, formatting things in a way that is easier for USPS to automate, and for high volume.