Too many letters

I’ve been astroturfed real bad this week. Over the last two days, I have received probably 250 e-mails concerning New York state insurance legislation that would affect the coverage of austistic patients. While I may be sympathetic, I have to point out a couple of things:

1. My papers do not cover New York state.

2. I don’t respond to form letters — this goes for letters with which I may agree and those to which I’m opposed.

3. Volume is meaningless. Just because I receive a large number of form letters on a given topic does not mean I will be more likely to do something about it. On the contrary, the more form letters I get, the more likely I am to ignore them.

The South Brunswick Post, The Cranbury Press

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet