Ha. Say hello to the "1.3 trillion mailing industry" cited in the CNBC interview. Not to mention "8-9 million prvate sector jobs". If you do some research on

Ha. Say hello to the "1.3 trillion mailing industry" cited in the CNBC interview. Not to mention "8-9 million prvate sector jobs". If you do some research on the history of the US mail, specifically air mail, you might find some interesting details. Is it possible that "junk mail" was used as the justification for air mail service? What role does junk mail play in the economics of the mail system? The CNBC interview also says the US moves "40% of the world's mail". I wonder how much of the world's junk mail the US is responsible for? Vis-a-vis other countries, does the US produce more junk in proportion to legitimate mail? Does junk mail drive the US mail system?