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In Germany you can put a „no ads“ sticker on your mailbox and it works. In case someone puts ads into your mailbox anyhow, you can report them to the consumer protection agency and they risk a fine.

This actually works.

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When I lived in Austria, I had ads hanging on my doorknob almost every day. I was amazed at how many I got when I would leave for a week.

US should do same. Make spammers deliver their junk mail themselves, lightens the load on the USPS and creates direct jobs.

Junk mail is responsible for a good chunk of USPS revenue

Well, I lived in Germany for a long time and had that sticker on my mailbox, but still got them. Though less than anywhere else, so it does scare some, but not all of them.

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