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		roboneal on April 3, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “There is no longer enough mail to sustain six day... I wasn't cherry-picking - I used the interval cited in the parent of my reply. Why go back only 4 years more - postal rates were 2 cents in July 19 and 44 cents in May 2009 - a 2200% increase. However, inflation was only 1129%. So who is cherry picking? Historical Postal Rates: http://www.usps.com/postalhistory/_pdf/DomesticLetterRates18... Inflation Calculator: http://inflationdata.com/Inflation/Inflation_Calculators/Inf...

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