Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 6/7/83; site hao.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!seismo!hao!pag From: pag@hao.UUCP (Peter Gross) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: Junk mail - we need some laws Message-ID: <878@hao.UUCP> Date: Thu, 15-Mar-84 22:59:26 EST Article-I.D.: hao.878 Posted: Thu Mar 15 22:59:26 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 18-Mar-84 07:12:00 EST References: opus.229, <266@houxb.UUCP> Organization: High Altitude Obs./NCAR, Boulder CO Lines: 18 > The first thing that should be done along these lines is > to reverse the rate structure that causes us to pay 20 cents (or > more, soon) to send a first class letter while junk mail costs > something like 9 cents/item. I get something like 3 - 4 pieces > of junk mail for each legitimate letter, and I object to having > to subsidize this garbage. > > Larry Geary While I would love to see junk mail and first class swap rates, it will never happen for economic considerations. The reason that junk mail (bulk rate) is cheaper derives from the quality of service guaranteed: almost none. There is no forwarding, returning to sender, or preferred delivery time with bulk rate. These are the services that make first class cost more. --peter (former mailman) gross hao!pag