SPAM RELIEF ACT
"In addition to being annoying, emailed spam costs American businesses billions of dollars in lost time, productivity and e-business as it reduces consumer confidence in the Internet, officials told lawmakers Tuesday." Link

Of course, there is another side to the story. There are still some people who respond to spam. The Direct Marketing Associaiton says that email ads produce more than $7.1 billion in sales annually. No wonder they want to flood our mailboxes with more and more trash. People keep encouraging them.

Read an interview with Ronnie Scelson, the "Cajun king of spam."