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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 2:45 pm
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danM
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Originally Posted by EchoVictor
But there is the interesting thought that because there is a 1:1 ratio for dollars spent to miles earned (at a minimum), inflation itself dictates that going forward an increasing percentage of total miles earned will come from credit cards, and not flying. The distance between two given cities doesn't change!
Actually, the universe is expanding! (at an accelerating rate, no less). For better or worse, though, the rate of inflation in the economy is a whole lot greater than the rate of physical expansion between SFO and JFK...

Sorry -- I couldn't resist pointing that out...

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