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They Can't Change It
The ONLY people using the Postal System today are Direct Marketers, Billers and Magazines. That's why the only mail in your post box is catalogs, bills and magazines. 85% of current USPS revenue is from bulk mailers of which Direct Marketers are the largest share. So the Postal Service has two options. Spam you (to use your term) or shut down.

Another big segment of revenue comes from fulfillment services. Many carriers (FedEx smart post for one) use the USPS for last mile delivery in a B to C context.

Losing a significant portion of Direct Marketing postage revenue would be a substantial negative to the post office. Think of it as a subsidy or like the ads on ZDNet.
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They Can't Change It  shollomon | 08/10/09
Absolutely correct  _Aoshi_ | 08/10/09
Death Spiral  shollomon | 08/10/09
Q: How do they survive?  rshores | 08/10/09
RE: How do they survive  Weasel82 | 08/11/09
send junk mail back!  ttheys@... | 08/14/09
WRONG!  kd5auq | 08/10/09
So then shut them down...  Caggles | 08/11/09
I have a simpler solution.  Letophoro | 08/10/09
I already do that to those bastards at Geico.  James T. Kirk | 08/10/09
Maybe their insurance would be cheaper  Michael Kelly | 08/10/09
You must be some kinda special!  mgp3 | 08/10/09
No kidding  James T. Kirk | 08/10/09
Pre-paid reply envelopes  JTF243@... | 08/11/09
I go one step further...  i8thecat | 08/12/09
Nope  theforce | 08/11/09
But Junkmail is a major source of revenue for them...  el1jones | 08/10/09
RE: Opt Me Out! The United States Postal Service Needs an Overhaul  Been_Done_Before | 08/10/09
won't work  Linux Geek | 08/10/09
Or you can just throw it in the trash  frgough | 08/10/09
Actually...  James T. Kirk | 08/10/09
I really hope..  Silver J | 08/11/09
Burning junk mail  JTF243@... | 08/11/09
Amen!  stano360 | 08/11/09
E-mail has put such a dent...  bjbrock | 08/10/09
A Better One Should Be...  riverab@... | 08/10/09
opt-ins  nola startup | 09/04/09
USPS goes open-source with tracking system  ­  | 08/10/09
RE: Opt Me Out! The United States Postal Service Needs an Overhaul  blmoore@... | 08/10/09
RE: Opt Me Out! The United States Postal Service Needs an Overhaul  blmoore@... | 08/10/09
The blind?  James T. Kirk | 08/10/09
this one is for Harry Fuller  CounterEthicsCommissioner | 08/10/09
Not true  rapson | 08/10/09
RE: Opt Me Out! The United States Postal Service Needs an Overhaul  hockinwa | 08/10/09
Subsidy:  rshores | 08/10/09
Please note corrections in article text  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 08/10/09
um, not really  coffeeshark | 08/19/09
I'm not disagreeing!  rshores | 08/19/09
my response was to the first post  coffeeshark | 08/19/09
I agree I get mail once a week rest spam  Randalllind | 08/10/09
Do you get the Monday load?  James T. Kirk | 08/10/09
Piggly Wiggly?  mgp3 | 08/10/09
"Net neutrality" for ISPs but not for the USPS?  Vesicant | 08/10/09
RE: Opt Me Out! The United States Postal Service Needs an Overhaul  Geo.L | 08/10/09
So you think  seanrunner26 | 08/12/09
Do you want first class mail to be $3 per letter?  condelirios | 08/10/09
I have a better idea.  James T. Kirk | 08/10/09
How lame  theforce | 08/11/09
The postal service is great  dkawalec | 08/11/09
Cost per ounce, pay it.  zclayton3 | 08/11/09
Asleep at the wheel  theforce | 08/11/09
You don't understand bulk mail  stano360 | 08/11/09
How much first class without junk?  jscott418 | 08/11/09
Mail 'em bricks  Caggles | 08/11/09
http://www.dmachoice.org  dberger@... | 08/11/09
Make Junk Mailers pay FULL Postage Rates!  damoz@... | 08/11/09
Now wait a minute... here is the real story...  mikifinaz1@... | 08/11/09
RE: Opt Me Out! The United States Postal Service Needs an Overhaul  JTF243@... | 08/11/09
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!! quite true... (nt)  shadfurman | 08/11/09
RE: Opt Me Out! The United States Postal Service Needs an Overhaul  shadfurman | 08/11/09
RE: Opt Me Out! The United States Postal Service Needs an Overhaul  errol360 | 08/11/09
Can direct mailers self regulate or do we need laws that require compliance  Catalog Choice | 08/12/09
RE: Opt Me Out! The United States Postal Service Needs an Overhaul  firefly45 | 08/12/09
RE: Opt Me Out! The United States Postal Service Needs an Overhaul  mz knowit | 08/12/09
Complete bs.  rshores | 08/19/09
Shut down the most inefficient service in America  faroh | 08/13/09
RE: Opt Me Out! The United States Postal Service Needs an Overhaul  Rick128 | 08/13/09
RE: Opt Me Out! The United States Postal Service Needs an Overhaul  eheathts@... | 08/24/09
The USPS needs an overhaul  bfilipiak@... | 08/24/09
Unjunk Yourself  nola startup | 09/04/09

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