Are you sure junk mail is subsidizing regular mail? This article seems to indicate quite the opposite.
"Of particular concern has been the decline in the lucrative first-class mail, largely consisting of personal letters and cards, bills and payments and similar items. First-class mail volume fell 6.6 percent in 2010, 8.6 percent in 2009, and 4.8 percent in 2008. Traditionally, this mail has produced more than half of total revenue.
Volume for standard mail – advertising and similar business items – improved somewhat, indicating some signs of economic recovery, but generates less income."
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Are you sure junk mail is subsidizing regular mail? This article seems to indicate quite the opposite.
"Of particular concern has been the decline in the lucrative first-class mail, largely consisting of personal letters and cards, bills and payments and similar items. First-class mail volume fell 6.6 percent in 2010, 8.6 percent in 2009, and 4.8 percent in 2008. Traditionally, this mail has produced more than half of total revenue.
Volume for standard mail – advertising and similar business items – improved somewhat, indicating some signs of economic recovery, but generates less income."
From http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/12/post-office-lost-bi...