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Farmer-Rick

(12,787 posts)
45. No, chained CPI is NOT more accurate
Sun Jun 23, 2019, 08:47 AM
Jun 2019

When the price of red meat goes higher, I do Not buy chicken. I keep buying red meat but less and less of it. It's NOT as if Anyone just eats red meat and when it is overpriced they switch to a different type of meat.

We all buy all the meats and buy less and less as the prices go higher and higher. How is pretending I switched to buying more ground beef instead of steak because you priced me out of the market a more accurate measure of the cost to survive? It's a hoax. People are not robots. We don't give up eating our favorite foods because of prices.

It's just another scam by the rich elite capitalist to duck you over and take back the money you already spent on your own Social Security. Your Social Security that they took out of your wages, is now going into some fat rich guys pocket. It should have gone to you.

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K & R...for visibility...nt Wounded Bear Jun 2019 #1
Spread this far and wide dalton99a Jun 2019 #2
K&R!!! The moronic factor of the US voting in people, with the aid of the Russians, have no RKP5637 Jun 2019 #3
+1 Ferrets are Cool Jun 2019 #6
Kick - and I hope it's talked up as a campaign issue Dennis Donovan Jun 2019 #4
I feel as if Warren will address. Others, I am not sure JDC Jun 2019 #5
I think she will. I have not made up my mind yet, but I like warren. ... a number of the RKP5637 Jun 2019 #8
I believe Warren xxqqqzme Jun 2019 #16
And that no one mentions that this was an Obama administration proposal hughee99 Jun 2019 #22
downthread here people are actually saying that Obama was correct to push it and defending Celerity Jun 2019 #39
has... myohmy2 Jun 2019 #43
BEST THING TO DO: CousinIT Jun 2019 #7
K&R!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2019 #10
K&R denbot Jun 2019 #9
Do the people who get this aid actually vote? ancianita Jun 2019 #11
Almost every American gets this aid, or will eventually. subterranean Jun 2019 #17
Those who get regular Social Security PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #23
this is talking about Soc. Sec, and Veteran;s benefits. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2019 #37
K & R Nevermypresident Jun 2019 #12
This is horrible Vegas Roller Jun 2019 #13
No one throw an "itty bitty hissy fit"... SMC22307 Jun 2019 #14
Yep. Fist they said it was a lie that Chained CPI was being proposed. Fake news! Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2019 #48
LOL Add to that Third Way doesn't exist... SMC22307 Jun 2019 #50
aarp.org/whatyoulose not there rickyhall Jun 2019 #15
couldn't find it either pazzyanne Jun 2019 #18
K&R DUar17 Jun 2019 #19
Where were Democrats when Republicans watoos Jun 2019 #20
Yes, I heard about this, folks were pleasantly surprised and shocked. One of biggest COLA ever ... SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #27
This is how they want to destroy Soc.Sec. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2019 #38
K&R smirkymonkey Jun 2019 #21
Absolutely disgusting Blecht Jun 2019 #24
Chained CPI is a more accurate way of measuring Hortensis Jun 2019 #25
+1. Obama was bashed, but he was right. Plus, he wanted to increase SS payments for those Hoyt Jun 2019 #28
Yes. Today's GOP would use apple pie Hortensis Jun 2019 #29
That is a good point about equal distribution of income helping. Hoyt Jun 2019 #30
Democrats won't run on a Social Security cut. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #55
Unfortunately, doing nothing is running on a 20+% cut around 2034. Hoyt Jun 2019 #56
Whichever party cuts SS 20% will be doomed electorally for a long time. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #57
It's built into current law. Lots of seniors are trumpsters. Hoyt Jun 2019 #58
No, chained CPI is NOT more accurate Farmer-Rick Jun 2019 #45
I stopped buying red meat long ago. It's pork and chicken for me. Kaleva Jun 2019 #51
yep, its a scam, and a corrupt government under corrupt capitalism is to blame. nt yaesu Jun 2019 #52
When the price of chicken goes up they switch to Soylent Red. hunter Jun 2019 #53
Thanks so much. I've heard that they cut benefits by $500+ billion too, and I wondered where... SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #26
knr Baltimike Jun 2019 #31
Horrible. Criminal. Grrrrrrrrr. I'm spittin' mad. They KNOW this is wrong. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #32
I cannot seem to get the aarp url above to open.. keeps going to 404 not found pangaia Jun 2019 #33
All Dem Presidential Candidates must make their position on this clear. n/t MarcA Jun 2019 #34
Take the yearly cap off social security... BlueJac Jun 2019 #35
Voting Democratic and calling your reps and DEMANDING it will get this done. n/t CousinIT Jun 2019 #36
If you take the cap off of the people who pay in, do you take the cap off of the SS payouts? nt hughee99 Jun 2019 #40
disgraceful... myohmy2 Jun 2019 #41
This should be front and center in the debates. I can't trust a centrist candidate on this issue. YOHABLO Jun 2019 #42
if it's not chained cpi, onethatcares Jun 2019 #44
Hey Nancy, this isn't a fucking game... moonseller66 Jun 2019 #46
Kick, spread the word. appalachiablue Jun 2019 #47
I live on SSDI and I'm okay with a chained CPI if it comes to that. Kaleva Jun 2019 #49
I gotta give credit where it is due. From what I've read of your posts, you probably have Hoyt Jun 2019 #54
I believe most people have a choice. Kaleva Jun 2019 #59
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