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Re:Floyd Martin retires after nearly 35 years as a mailman t... by phkahler on Friday May 24, 2019 @11:11AM (#20002347)
IMHO regular mail is subsidizing all the junk mail. They offer bulk rates based on the assumption that delivery is already paid for.
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Re:Floyd Martin retires after nearly 35 years as a mailman t... by sxates on Friday May 24, 2019 @12:00PM (#20002873)
It's actually the other way around. The junk mail is paying for your mailman to come by every day. The $.50 for a stamp doesn't cover the cost of delivering a letter.
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Re:Floyd Martin retires after nearly 35 years as a mailman t... by dawnerd on Friday May 24, 2019 @05:06PM (#20005284)
Also people paying retail rate for packages help offset as well. I've been shipping a lot recently and it's crazy the price difference.
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Re:Floyd Martin retires after nearly 35 years as a mailman t... by skinnymuch on Friday May 24, 2019 @01:12PM (#20003486)
It’s common to say junk mail subsidizes normal mail. I don’t know if it’s true, but it makes sense.
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