“Reminded me of a scheme my friend used to do in college where he would donate one cent to the DNC which would cause the DNC to spend money and resources on mailings to thank him for his donation and ask for more donations”
I like the way your friend thinks. We all should do that.
How much does each mailing cost the Rats? Stamps alone is around 50 cents.
“How much does each mailing cost the Rats? Stamps alone is around 50 cents.”
Looks like it’s about $2.50 per.
So if a million people were to engage in this, and let’s assume that they send you 4 mailers, that would cost $10 million, plus whatever time humans spend handling the mail.
https://www.costowl.com/b2b/direct-mail/direct-mail-political-cost/