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12. Just 13 months ago Sherrod Brown was introducing legislation to FIX the understating of inflation...

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 11:25 AM

Dec 2012

...using CPI-E.

http://seniorsleague.org/2011/s-1876-consumer-price-index-for-elderly-consumers-cpi-e-act/

Now we are rumored to be actually considering intentionally worsening the understating of inflation, with "chained CPI", to mollify Republicans.

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"Chained CPI" - How the book-cooker's wet dream re-defines reality: [View all] Faryn Balyncd Dec 2012 OP

Will we learn from the past? djean111 Dec 2012 #1

du rec. nt xchrom Dec 2012 #3

And I would bet half the folks on SS will not even know about it newfie11 Dec 2012 #4

This is one more reason why I'm wanting to sell my screenplays loyalkydem Dec 2012 #5

If it makes you feel any better customerserviceguy Dec 2012 #6

As the rich pay less in progressive taxes the burden is progressively Cynicus Emeritus Dec 2012 #10

Agreed customerserviceguy Dec 2012 #13

It's OK, folks durablend Dec 2012 #8

being on social security i`m well aware of this fact madrchsod Dec 2012 #11