Trash, DAMNED trash, and )%^&*#&$@$&*%^$! junkmail

[alaric]

I have decided that I want junkmail to be a crime.  Conservation violation.  $1 per offense.

Each separate item mailed to each separate address to be considered a separate offense.

...Well, OK, no.  I'm not really serious about making it a crime.  But I DO want junk mail to be tariffed at a surcharged rate, not a discounted rate, and I want the US Post Office to be required to set up a means for any postal recipient to file a preference that says "Do not EVER deliver any mail to this address that is not individually addressed by name to a current resident", and then abide by it.  We just came within one semi-chance comment of losing a $450 unemployment check that got accidentally trashed because it was interleaved with a sheaf of ()%*)(@*&$(*&^()#%*&@%_)*@$^%$!! grocery-store circulars and advertising postcards.

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[alaric]

I already use it. It's eliminated all the mail-order catalogs (and most of the bills etc) addressed to previous occupants back to the dawn of civilization. It doesn't do a thing about bulk-rate mail addressed to OCCUPANT or RESIDENT, though.