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Comment by reaperducer

that 100B number looks like it includes a whole lot of negative, zero, or low value items.

Clearly not an American, or an adult, or he would have needed the mail for things like:

- Receive unemployment tax statements from the state

- Life insurance forms. Especially converting a group policy into an individual policy.

- IRS notices

- Utility company refunds

- Receive insurance policy documents

- Receive notice of security breach at hospital

- Receive bills for unexpected services like ambulance and medical

- Receive license plates

- Receive vehicle registration

- Auto and homeowners insurance policy documents

- Receive checks for credits from utilities after you move

- My company got a check for $95 million in the mail from the IRS

- Reimbursement checks from insurance companies

- Certain correspondence with the I.R.S. can only be done by letter. No phone calls. No online.

- Get hurt at work? Paperwork from insurance and from the state comes in paper form, not TikTok.

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