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shaayecanaan

(6,068 posts) Mon Apr 8, 2013, 12:11 AM Apr 2013

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Cartoon explaining weighted CPI [View all]

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Cartoon explaining weighted CPI [View all] shaayecanaan Apr 2013 OP

Brilliant.. rsmith6621 Apr 2013 #1

K/R (nt) NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #2

good explanation. Deep13 Apr 2013 #3

Yes, I can't quite make out the 'rorting of Medicare' part... Common Sense Party Apr 2013 #6

Sorry shaayecanaan Apr 2013 #8

It's great! You explain chained CPI so that everyone can understand it. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #9

rec Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #4

Good job. I also like the finger smudge as a token of authenticity. Common Sense Party Apr 2013 #5

Yeah, I was thinking that... shaayecanaan Apr 2013 #7

K&R idwiyo Apr 2013 #10

Nice Touch With Obama Explaining Why We All Will Love The Benefits Reduction cantbeserious Apr 2013 #11

Not quite Recursion Apr 2013 #12

Yes quite. Jim__ Apr 2013 #13

In real terms, its a decrease shaayecanaan Apr 2013 #16

i handle the shopping for my 92 year old mom dembotoz Apr 2013 #14

Great toon. What's the word before "of Medicare" in the last panel? winter is coming Apr 2013 #15

Yeah its rorting shaayecanaan Apr 2013 #17

Thanks; that wasn't a word I was familiar with. winter is coming Apr 2013 #18

Wow, I honestly had no idea that it was an Australian word (nt) shaayecanaan Apr 2013 #19

It's a great term. Given the original definition, it sort of has the connotation winter is coming Apr 2013 #20

i like it--always fun to learn new stuff here at the old du dembotoz Apr 2013 #22

Yesterday, duck genitalia; today, "rorting"... Buns_of_Fire Apr 2013 #27

Nicely done. Skinner Apr 2013 #21

Brilliant. mac56 Apr 2013 #23

Perfect! ProfessionalLeftist Apr 2013 #24

Fantastic! Thanks so much. DebJ Apr 2013 #25

Could you do one of these every week? marions ghost Apr 2013 #26

Great toon! Informative and well done! nt raouldukelives Apr 2013 #28

K&R That was great. MotherPetrie Apr 2013 #29

Well explained, but doesn't hit the full impact. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #30

Until right now, I had no idea what all of this CPI business was about. DollarBillHines Apr 2013 #31

good job! Kali Apr 2013 #32

Well done. I too like the finger print. nm rhett o rick Apr 2013 #33

Voltaire “The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.” ― Voltaire Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #34

Roast beef to hamburger to hot dogs to dog food. dmr Apr 2013 #35

Nice and very easy to pass along just what this is. MuseRider Apr 2013 #36

So the poorer and sicker you get, the more PBO thinks you should suffer. Nobody with forestpath Apr 2013 #37

Before this goes viral, you may want to remove your fingerprint 99th_Monkey Apr 2013 #38

Cribbed to FB. nt cbrer Apr 2013 #39

This is an alarming formula to use for determining S.S. benefits Nika Apr 2013 #40

Love this! yellerpup Apr 2013 #41

I loved the fingerprint BlueStreak Apr 2013 #42

The phone rang at work while I was inking it shaayecanaan Apr 2013 #46

LOL Outstanding!This should be a regular feature here. limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #43

Most Excellent Post !!! WillyT Apr 2013 #44

Outstanding! CrispyQ Apr 2013 #45

Well done. (nt) DirkGently Apr 2013 #47

Is this actually how chained CPI works? Auntie Bush Apr 2013 #48

It is an illustration... shaayecanaan Apr 2013 #49

Thanks for another explanation/example. Auntie Bush Apr 2013 #53

It's a bit simplified muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #51

Thanks for that great explanation of chained CPI Auntie Bush Apr 2013 #54

And that "Senior's market basket" just doesn't have many even substitutions BlueStreak Apr 2013 #57

But what happens when the price of beans and rice go up? Curmudgeoness Apr 2013 #50

That was very informative. Billy Pilgrim Apr 2013 #52

THIS is what I've been trying to say since this problem presented itself. loudsue Apr 2013 #55

The thing that is insidious about chained CPI is not the theory BlueStreak Apr 2013 #56

Depressing, but eye-opening. Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #58

Clarity, man... MrMickeysMom Apr 2013 #59

Friskies shredded variety pack, which has 24 5.5 oz cans of either beef, seafood, jtuck004 Apr 2013 #60

Chained CPI = BULLSH!T AndyA Apr 2013 #61