The SuddenLink propaganda bothers me more than the campaign fliers. At least there is an end to the political stuff, for the most part, once the election is over.

I haven't received a single thing in the mail from any of these campaigners.

I just wish I could get the likes of Capitol One and Discover to quit sending me credit card offers in the mail.

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I haven't received a single thing in the mail from any of these campaigners.

I just wish I could get the likes of Capitol One and Discover to quit sending me credit card offers in the mail.

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Ok ..here is what WORKS.. and it does take a little work but it is FUN.
Those " pre-approved" CC's and those affinity checks are very dangerous pieces of mail since they are prime targets for thieves who can steal them from you mailbox and use them. They should be outlawed but so far...

Here is what I have done.
Start off by just saving all you junk mail and then stuff it ALL, to the brim, along with the torn up application/checks into the POSTAGE PAID envelope and send it all back. They have to pay the postage AND , best of all, it clogs up their system. Do this every time.. The will know who you are since the envelope is barcoded to you..you WANT them to know who sent the pac-o-crap.
NEXT: and this is where a little work is needed. Go pick up a BRICK..plain ordinary BRICK and wrap it in butcher paper, all nice and pretty like a present. Use the POSTAGE PAID envelop front as a mailing sticker and mail the damn thing to them. The WILL be charged for a nice pretty penny and it WILL get their attention.
I've had ALL of the CC pukes call me and complain. BUT they will do their best to take you off the list.
If a few million of us do this we all win.

Since you're using the winky face, I'll assume you're not serious. Standard & Poor's documented that it took $24 billion out of the economy. Maybe you didn't feel this personally, but somehow I suspect it was not a minor thing. Even Rand Paul said it was a bad idea.

Wasn't it Obama who closed the overlooks, memorials, etc in an attempt to make ordinary Americans suffer because Congress wouldn't obey his edicts?

Additionally, didn't Obama shut down the government by refusing to sign (i.e. pocket veto) the continuing resolution sent to him because it didn't fund his pet projects (I can't recall if it was Obamacare or planned parenthood or something like that)?

All you people who ***** and moan about having to receive and promptly throw away a little junk mail: GET A LIFE!

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All you people who ***** and moan about having to receive and promptly throw away a little junk mail: GET A LIFE!

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Post your address and I'll start putting it all in your mailbox. When you get 10 pieces in one day, several that are duplicates, it's not a little junk mail.

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Actually, it IS just a little bit of junk mail. You get it for about three weeks, every two years.

Three weeks? it's been coming weekly since the first of the year and it'll keep coming up until November.

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Three weeks? it's been coming weekly since the first of the year and it'll keep coming up until November.

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Then vote in the Democratic primary tomorrow. You'll be off everyone's mailing list.

The sad thing is that we subsidize USPS essentially funding all types of spam including political spam. I get my information online. If I get two pieces of mail from a candidate in a week then they can screw off. If I get one piece of mail from a candidate for weeks on end then the candidate can screw off. I'm tired of their spam and then milking tax payers who subsidize their spam.

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The sad thing is that we subsidize USPS essentially funding all types of spam including political spam. I get my information online. If I get two pieces of mail from a candidate in a week then they can screw off. If I get one piece of mail from a candidate for weeks on end then the candidate can screw off. I'm tired of their spam and then milking tax payers who subsidize their spam.

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You do understand that this political "spam" is paid by the candidates' campaigns, and not public dollars?

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The sad thing is that we subsidize USPS essentially funding all types of spam including political spam. I get my information online. If I get two pieces of mail from a candidate in a week then they can screw off. If I get one piece of mail from a candidate for weeks on end then the candidate can screw off. I'm tired of their spam and then milking tax payers who subsidize their spam.

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You do understand that this political "spam" is paid by the candidates' campaigns, and not public dollars?

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The sad thing is that we subsidize USPS essentially funding all types of spam including political spam. I get my information online. If I get two pieces of mail from a candidate in a week then they can screw off. If I get one piece of mail from a candidate for weeks on end then the candidate can screw off. I'm tired of their spam and then milking tax payers who subsidize their spam.

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You do understand that this political "spam" is paid by the candidates' campaigns, and not public dollars?

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What's funny about that?

http://fortune.com/2015/03/27/us-postal-service/

I realize they pay for postage. It's just not the real cost of the service which is why USPS can't turn a profit and needs to be subsidized by taxpayers

My bad. I thought we were talking about the designing, printing, and cost of postage for these mailings. I didn't realize this thread had spilled over into a discussion on the funding of the USPS.

My bad. I think it just adds to the absurdity of it all. 90% of my mail is spam. Spam I'd expect to significantly decrease if mailers paid the real cost of delivery. When I get 600 mailers from guys telling me how they are going to lower taxes and do free market stuff it annoys me having received it through a terrible organization like USPS.

Agree!

I have received only one single piece of political mailing this year. Maybe my mailman is taking them all.

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My bad. I think it just adds to the absurdity of it all. 90% of my mail is spam. Spam I'd expect to significantly decrease if mailers paid the real cost of delivery. When I get 600 mailers from guys telling me how they are going to lower taxes and do free market stuff it annoys me having received it through a terrible organization like USPS.

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I'm afraid it's just the opposite. Supposedly it is bulk mail that actually carries the Post Office. They claim that without Bulk , which most political campaigns use, we would have to subsidize the USPS even more.

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My bad. I think it just adds to the absurdity of it all. 90% of my mail is spam. Spam I'd expect to significantly decrease if mailers paid the real cost of delivery. When I get 600 mailers from guys telling me how they are going to lower taxes and do free market stuff it annoys me having received it through a terrible organization like USPS.

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I'm afraid it's just the opposite. Supposedly it is bulk mail that actually carries the Post Office. They claim that without Bulk , which most political campaigns use, we would have to subsidize the USPS even more.

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True and false. They have a massive investment in infrastructure and labor and bulk mailers help them realize efficiencies of scale. If you ended mass mailers they'd probably lose more money. Either way though they aren't making money so you're still subsidizing spam.

we shouldn't subsidize USPS at all. It should fail if their business model can't support its costs.

politicians like every other slimy spammer like their subsidized service that most every American hates.

Spam mail is addressed to resident this stuff is addressed to me. I should have the right to block that

I'm just gonna leave this one here:

The Junk Mail Episode