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Re:USPS now offers official ZIP Code boundary polygons by komali2 on Monday November 09, 2026 @08:46PM (#50435050)
> So this attitude that they should just lose a bunch of money and be backstopped by the taxpayer, when mail is less critical than ever, is an entirely new idea and is aligned with business mailer lobbying interests.

Not when combined with the idea that spam mail senders should be legislated out of legality.

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Re:USPS now offers official ZIP Code boundary polygons by nonethewiser on Monday November 09, 2026 @09:26PM (#50435331)
If USPS could set whatever price they wanted on business mailers they could completely price them out or make them pay more for it.
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Re:USPS now offers official ZIP Code boundary polygons by account42 on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @04:10AM (#50437833)
The problem is that there are categories of spammers willing to pay more than what the poorest regular people can afford. Much more reasonable to make junk mail illegal just like other countries already have.
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Re:USPS now offers official ZIP Code boundary polygons by autoexec on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @04:48PM (#50446766)
No need to treat them the same. Charge spammers a ton, then make personal letters free. The poorest regular people get a great service with less junk mail, and advertisers pay for the trouble they cause.
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