20th September 2011, 2:52 PM
So basically, because you get little mail, you've deluded yourself into thinking that most people are like you? That's completely insane, and I don't think it requrires a long response. It's just nuts.
I mean, sure, most of the mail I get is junk mail too. Not 95%, certainly (I pay some bills by mail, some other things come (magazines sometimes, etc.), and such), but most of it. I think that that's valuable, and certainly wouldn't want it to be inordinately expensive or unavailable.
Also, I would hope that junk mail would go in the recycling, not the garbage. :)
Quote:It's an antiquated relic of a time when better options simply didn't exist. Instead of subsidizing a service which is failing because people don't want to use it, we should subsidize services people actually need and do want to use, like improving our woefully-inadequate broadband infrastructure.No, people use it, just not enough of them to pay for the current size of the system.
Quote:Do you really want your tax dollars to go towards the continuing proliferation of junk mail (and all the environmental waste it creates), or would you rather spend $2 to send a letter the half-dozen times a year you actually need to send a letter?Once again, sure a lot of it is, but not all mail is junk mail. One person is not a representative sample of the entire country...
I mean, sure, most of the mail I get is junk mail too. Not 95%, certainly (I pay some bills by mail, some other things come (magazines sometimes, etc.), and such), but most of it. I think that that's valuable, and certainly wouldn't want it to be inordinately expensive or unavailable.
Also, I would hope that junk mail would go in the recycling, not the garbage. :)