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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 20, 2019
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
December 20, 2019: Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the U.S. Postal Service expects to deliver 14.9 Billion pieces of mail. Big as that number seems, it’s actually down nearly half a billion from a year ago.[1]
Still, with all that volume, the Postal Service says today is the last day you can drop a card in the mail and expect it to arrive by Christmas.[1]
Of course, the postal service delivers more than just regular mail. While the amount of mail delivered is down a bit, the number of packages shipped through the postal service is expected to grow by 4%. When all is said and done, approximately 910 million packages will be delivered.[1]
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- December 19, 2019 –250 million dollars to be spent on advertising in support of 2020 Census
- December 18, 2019 –3 percent of Americans fought about politics during Thanksgiving
- December 17, 2019 –400,000 customers expected to visit Postal Service website today for shipping assistance
- December 16, 2019 –246 years ago the Boston Tea Party took place
- December 13, 2019 –770 million surveillance cameras around the world
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