EroticySteve

I can see this issue from all sides any all people with a stake in this have very valid points.

From a government perspective, the vigilant approach to curbing spam makes sense as a protection to the US Postal Service as well as a political statement in the protection of the consumer. The truth seems to be that spam is an economic threat to the junk mail industry, that while annoying lowers the costs of other snail mail we send and recieve because it's a staple component of revenue for the USPS.

However, as a consumer, I'm perhaps in the minority. I don't really mind taking a few minutes to delete errant email. It's not a big deal. Call me a sucker but from time to time I've seen junk email that has an offer that's valid and actionable. So there is a value.

At the same rate I don't mind tossing my AOL free trial CDs. I appreciate the offer, I'm just saying no thanks.

Sure it's a waste of resources to toss all of that junk mail, and perhaps recycling measures need to increase.

Junk email and junk mail are both facts of being an American and living in a capitalist society.

Should email be regulated? Absolutely. To what extent though remails the question.

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