Simpsons Stamps Overprinted - Gov't Wastes $1.2 million -- cut gov't spending

[Pretzelogik]

Originally Posted by hothulamaui

they will sell eventually. if not put the stamps on sale, that will do the trick.

Maybe if they put some booty on there they would sell. Ode to the Booty: The Top 10 Songs About the Behind - Beyonce Knowles - Zimbio

[TrapperJohn]

Pull the Forever stamps and only distribute Simpson stamps until gone. Seems simple.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by thecoalman

National defense is a function of government, you may argue we spend too much but this is completely different because these examples are for uneccasry expenditures.

And National offense is a function of a meddling, interventionist, we wanna be world cop 'cause we ain't learned that's a stupid ambition government that's NO DIFFERENT as it's completely unnecessary.

[Dane_in_LA]

You do know why the USPS - like every other mail service in the world - does these "special" issues, right?

Every time a philatelist buys the complete series of Simpsons stamps and carefully stores it away for posterity, he puts $2.20 in the USPS' pocket without them doing a thing to earn it, except the few cents it cost to print the thing. It would be economically lackadaisical not to issue special stamps and leave he collectors' money on the sidewalk.

If, out of the 318 million sold, 3 million (that's less than 1%) were tucked in collections, then the Simpsons stamp made money for the USPS.

They overestimated demand, and I can guaran-freaking-tee you, that has happened for every enterprise in the history of forever. Anyone clamoring for the USPS to find ways to increase income should be in favor of more novelty stamps, not less.