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 cent

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/DomesticLetterRates1863-2009.pdf http://www.usps.com/postalhistory/_pdf/DomesticLetterRates18... Inflation Calculator: http://inflationdata.com/Inflation/Inflation_Calculators/Inflation_Rate_Calculator.asp http://inflationdata.com/Inflation/Inflation_Calculators/Inf...