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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-17-11 09:44 PM Original message |
What a sick joke the "no inflation, no COLA for 2 years" has become on our seniors |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-17-11 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yup.. No inflation. All you have to do is stop counting food and energy and |
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Jack_DeLeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-17-11 10:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. pretty fucked up that two of the most important costs arent counted... |
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pinqy (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-18-11 07:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Except they are counted |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-18-11 07:15 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. They're not counted when the government figures out how much, if any, to raise SS. |
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pinqy (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-18-11 07:34 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Yes, they are |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-18-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. If that were true, then SS recipiants would of received an |
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pinqy (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-18-11 09:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. changes to SS are based on the 3rd quarter, |
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classof56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-17-11 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yes, but I pay less when I go to the store. Or gas my car. |
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catabryna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-17-11 10:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. We can share a cab sometime! |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-17-11 10:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Ahh, Freddy's |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-18-11 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
6. Sick joke indeed. |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-18-11 02:39 AM Response to Original message |
7. the only solution I have is to tell anyone on a small fixed income to shop at $ |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-18-11 02:45 AM Response to Original message |
8. Food prices are up 10% during the last 20 months |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-18-11 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
9. kickin' in the am . . . . . . .n/t |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-18-11 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
12. As many here have already pointed out, the price level is still below its peak. Therefore, even if |
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PBS Poll-435 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-18-11 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
15. Do you think they planned it? A CPI dump? |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-18-11 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
16. Yeah, it's pretty stupid. |
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