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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: About "the" chained Consumer Price Index ... [View all]Recursion
(56,582 posts)1. There's nothing inherent in chaining itself that requires a cut
In fact, chaining increases the uncertainty about what spending will be in the future.
The CPI is hopelessly outdated; if the result here is that we rethink how we calculate it, I'm all for that.
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By the nature of supply and demand, chained indices will go up slower than non-chained
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2012
#23
The older seniors get the bigger a hit it will be on them. That is unconscionable.
forestpath
Dec 2012
#7
OMG, someone who actually went out and informed himself before delivering judgement! Imagine that!!
patrice
Dec 2012
#8
So when the President says he's a huge Christian with issues about equality for gays
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2012
#9
2013 increase from COLA for average Social Security beneficiary is about $21.
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2012
#10
This is amazing! Thanks for finding this. DCJ was on the networks the other day taking the Prez to
Liberal_Stalwart71
Dec 2012
#17
Much ado about virtually nothing, but there's no reasoning with the all-or-nothing extremists nt
Cognitive_Resonance
Dec 2012
#25
If it's going to give people more money instead of less, it's not a spending cut.
gkhouston
Dec 2012
#39
Those Ninnies running around here won't even look at the rational argument you've made.
MjolnirTime
Dec 2012
#46