[Am-info] DSL again

[Norm]

On Fri, 9 Jun 2000 08:48:31 -0700, Mitch Stone wrote:

>>     Actually it's more like the bulk mailers are subsidizing your
>>33cent 1st class mail.  Although bulk mailers can qualify for discounts
>>it's usually preprocessed is some way and more often than not it's
>>local mail.
>
>No, bulk mail is subsidized by first class. This comes up every time the 
>USPS raises rates. It's kind of like the helium reserve -- everybody says 
>it's absurd, and something should be done about it, but when it push 
>comes to shove, the political will simply doesn't exist.


     I don't think so (albeit I definitely agree about the helium
reserve ;-)).  Although it costs less/piece for the mailer the vast
majority of BBM (Bulk Business Mail) requires less processing, and its'
destination is usually local.  I don't claim to what's on the books
(albeit I've always suspected they're 'cooked'), but I've seen enough
to know what costs more to process.

--
 ...Cheers,

 ...Norm

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