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Elessar Zappa

(13,952 posts)
3. Some economists are predicting inflation will slow down this spring.
Fri Nov 12, 2021, 12:54 AM
Nov 2021

For the sake of the midterms, I hope that’s the case.

The Mouth

(3,148 posts)
5. Lots of people are confused about the difference
Fri Nov 12, 2021, 05:21 PM
Nov 2021

between inflation and the rate of inflation.

What goes up, seldom comes down, except for a very few things (like gasoline).

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,463 posts)
6. Those of us who get disability ssi
Fri Nov 12, 2021, 07:22 PM
Nov 2021

We are going to be fucked. The chained cpi is stupid.

Make payments rise with the real costs of things.

Now that covid raise on foodstamps is discontinued,while groceries cost has grown so much.
Again we are fucked.

Wish Biden could do something about this and stop the shell game of giving us 2 bucks than reducing food stamps 2 bucks so we never really get a raise.

Food costs have soared. The cost of everything has soared.

Why hasen't ssi disability payments risen to accomodate costs ?

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