There ought to be a law

Check out the rise in the price of gasoline vs. the rise in the price of a stamp, which just went up again this week, over the same period of time

The good Professor, Mark Perry at Carpe Diem suggests legislation for Big Postal similar to “The Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act” that in the wake of $4+/gallon gas was introduced in Congress last year that would’ve made it a crime to “sell crude oil or gasoline at a price that is unconscionably excessive.”

We would’ve suggested “The Federal Inability to Grasp the Fundamentals of Global Economics Act” that would’ve made it a crime for Congressmen to introduce legislation as that above.