“Since NONE of the people getting delivery paid for it, what, then, is the equity principle in this case?”
I think you have just discovered a revenue-enhancement tool to better pave the path to equity.
With mailboxes equipped with scales it would be simple enough to weigh each delivery of mail and simultaneously transmit that information to the USPS to then forward to the IRS in the form of a 1099 form to be added to each mailbox holder’s account as imputed income for the year in which the mail was received.
At a mere ten cents per pound it would be nearly invisible to the individual taxpayer but it would put millions of dollars in the national treasury.
>With mailboxes equipped with scales it would be simple enough to weigh each delivery of mail and simultaneously transmit that information to the USPS to then forward to the IRS in the form of a 1099 form to be added to each mailbox holder’s account as imputed income for the year in which the mail was received.<
Myself, I would refuse the delivery of all junk mail and what would you say if your neighbor who didn’t like you sent his used cat litter to you? Would you mind paying to receive it?
The last thing I want is for the national treasury to receive any more funds. They spend enough on pork as it is.