Forever Comes at a Cost

If you've been to the post office recently, you probably noticed that the officials of the U.S. Postal Service have issued a new kind of stamp. Not only is this possibly the most practical, beneficial, and investible stamp for snail-mailers; it is also causing the sale of postal stamps to skyrocket.

Year after year, countless numbers of people moan and groan because the postal stamps have increased in price by yet another three cents. In a matter of only thirty-two years, the price of stamps has been increased thirteen times. In the eye of the consumer, this is getting a little ridiculous. Mail is expensive enough, as it is. Why should we have to pile on spontaneous extra financial inconveniences? With the forever stamp, this is no longer an issue. The stamp, which can currently be purchased for forty-one cents, will continue to increase in price, over time; however, if one purchases the stamps when they are at the lower price, no matter when the stamps are used or what the current price of stamps is, first class mail can be sent using the forever stamp. So, in principle, the price of stamps could be raised to fifty cents, eighty cents, or even five dollars, and those with the forever stamps could still be sending their mail with the forty-one-cent stamp!

Naturally, people are catching on to this unbelievable deal and are stocking up! This is greatly increasing the profits in the stamp industry. However, one must take into consideration the possible aftermath of the forever stamps, in reference to the sellers. With the great rush to get a hold of these stamps, if everyone has a thick stack of forever stamps (which is likely, as the forever stamp costs the same amount as a regular first-class stamp that will eventually lost its value) and the purchase of updated stamps is no longer needed, logically, the postal service will fall into a spiraling decline.