Greener Mail Initiative?

[CaptainHaplo]

Would we name it the US Internet service?

What about people in the boonies who don't have access to internet? Oh wait, net neutrality will fix that.

Honestly, if they can't survive using their current business model, then they need to revamp the model. But not just FORCE all emails through a GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED AGENCY - just so they can charge for it and exist.

Times change, and businesses fail. Is the USPS too big to fail now too? Apparently. Who cares if they offer a service that is no longer vital to the needs of the people, lets find ways to make them halfway solvent, regardless of the intrusion into people's lives.

And using your model, how would businesses fair? From small, under 10 people to companies employing thousands, what would their costs be? It would be prohibitive to say the least.

5 cents an email.... I get 100 emails a day. 1000 workers.
1000x100 = 100,000
100,000 x 5 cents = 500,000 cents - or $5000 dollars a day.

$5000.00 x 350 days = $!,750,000

One and three quarter MILLION dollars added to the cost of running a 1000 person business. As if there were not enough costs involved already. And thats just on what is RECIEVED - not what is sent! At 30 cents an email going out - your talking over 10 Million for that!

All so a service that can't compete can stay around.

Sorry GoldenRivet, but that idea is just... wrong!