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Originally Posted by GoldenBoy
IMO the post office could fix, most if not all of their issues, by eliminating the business/bulk postal rate. This would accomplishnthe following:
1. Eliminate most if not all of the junk mail we receive.
2. Eliminated junk mail would reduce the bulk mail that gets handled the same way as 1st class mail but provides a fraction of the revenue of 1st class mail.
3. Reduce trash, we would have less waste paper flooding landfills.
4. Reduce weight in mail trucks providing better fuel economy, either electric or fossil fuel.
5. There would be no additional expenditure by USPS to make this change.
6. There would be zero impact on home delivery or business delivery of 1st class mail.
7. More efficient processing at sorting centers. Save wear/tear on sorting machines.
8. Possibly impact the sharing/buying/selling of address lists. Safer for citizens.
9. Possible staff reductions due to fewer items that need to be handled. Fewer staff = less medical ins, few pensions, fewer expensive supervisors, managers, etc. overall personnel savings.
Then we could think about reducing the number of days mail is delivered, e.g. Delivery only on M-W-F.
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I agree, but apparently, there are lobbyists who want to keep the junk mail rate low so the advertising companies can rip off the taxpayers by forcing them to fund junk mail delivery. Some people will actually argue that we need low cost junk mail to keep the USPS in business. What a bunch of hogwash.