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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
I agree that it is our fault that junk mail works. But, I don't agree that junk mail subsidies official mail. The cost to send junk mail is subsidized by the taxpayers. That is why all junk mail is sent using the USPS, and not by "for profit" companies, like UPS and FedEx. The junk mail cost is less then the actual cost to the USPS, so no one can compete with them.
My other point is that people should be allowed to cancel their USPS account entirely. So, if the IRS or a court sends you an "official" letter, the letter would be returned to them, stating that the person does not have a USPS account. Then, they would need to resend the letter using FedEx or UPS, which is how they should send official letters anyway, and not intermingled with junk mail. But, by the current law, if the IRS sends you a letter using the USPS, you are legally deemed to have received the letter. I know people who threw away their stimulus debt card because they thought it was junk mail.
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Fed Ex etc do not want the burden of having to deliver mail to every
address in America like the PO does. Though there are many problems
with the way it is run it is still an amazing feat what they accomplish every day. What's the big deal with throwing out a few pieces of mail ? For God's sake you are retired !