WARNING: New Postal Rates Go Into Effect May 12

Starting tomorrow, May 12, it will now cost 42 cents to mail an envelope first-class. This will mark, what seems like the millionth increase, in the past few years. (Just a quick sidenote: If you want to avoid the constant increases, you can buy a forever stamp which automatically equals whatever the current price of a first-class envelope.) As the world becomes more of an e-commerce community, more people are paying their bills and sending letters via the Internet. As the costs continue to increase, I am sure that people will turn towards modern technology rather than using the old method of “snail mail.” However, this reminds me of a debate that I heard last week concerning Mother’s Day cards. Would mothers be okay with receiving Mother’s Day cards online? That conversation led me to consider this question: Would the world ever move to a wholly Internet based communication world?