<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mdtony:
Then I suppose you ought to file a class action lawsuit against the US government. Why? Because the dollar has been devalued as a result of inflation. A dollar won't buy you what it bought you in 1950, so sue the government.
Your "logic" is the same here.
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I disagree. Miles are not subject to inflation like money is. While a Big Mac might cost more today then it did ten years ago, the number of miles to travel from Los Angeles to New York did not (ruling out plate tectonics).
When FF programs first started, you could fly coast to coast four times RT and get a free ticket (20000 miles for a domstic reward). A few years ago they changed it so that you now have to fly five times for a free ticket (25000 miles for a domestic reward); inflation had nothing to do with it. We are talking about an unabashed devaluation.