Spam. We all get it and we all hate it.

Unfortunately, there is very little we can do about it.

It is time for the government to come up with a solution.

The recent seizure of financial records, computers and disks from the home of a West Bloomfield, Mich., resident demonstrates just how large a problem this has become.

One person operating from home had a collection of more than 150 million e-mail addresses.

The same person was sued in 2001 by Verizon Communications Inc., who claimed that he shut down the company's network with spam.

This clearly would increase the cost of doing business by taking up time and manpower to fix the situation.

Many people do a significant amount of their communication using e-mail and having an inbox full of junk doesn't facilitate efficient work ethic.

If it is possible for the government to organize and implement a program such as the National Do Not Call Registry, why is it not possible to do the same for e-mail?

Spam filters and laws attempt to protect our inboxes, yet they are still overcrowded on a daily basis.

Aside from the annoyance of receiving large amounts of e-mails that have little or no use, many of the solicitations have offensive content.

Penis enlargement devices. Viagra. Home owner's insurance. Scams.

All in the course of one day.

Spammers are becoming more sophisticated and filters do not catch everything. Why should we have to figure out how to use a filter to protect our own e-mail account?

We do not have to pay our mailman to take out hundreds of unwanted solicitations.

Perhaps creating bothersome spam is a lucrative career for a lot of people, but other are quickly becoming frustrated before they even open their e-mail.