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67. Not as bad as AARP portrays

Sun Apr 14, 2013, 04:16 PM

Apr 2013

"even with CCPI, Social Security benefits measured in current dollars will still increase each year."

"Is it possible for the C-CPI-U to increase faster than the CPI-U?"

"At lower levels, and for short periods of time, it is possible for the C-CPI-U to increase faster than the CPI-U. That said, the evidence suggests that the C-CPI-U over time will trend slightly lower than the CPI-U."

http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisupqa.htm#Question_5

"AARP’s incredibly one-sided explanation combines ballpark accuracy with misleading omissions."

http://www.zebrafactcheck.com/fact-checking-aarps-explanation-of-chained-cpi/

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Chuck Todd on Meet The Press offers a reason for Chained CPI in budget proposal [View all] Vinnie From Indy Apr 2013 OP

It would be nice if the President explained why he thinks its a good idea. dkf Apr 2013 #1

dkf NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #2

CITIZEN�S GUIDE TO THE 2012 FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT dkf Apr 2013 #11

It shows fine, but it's too small to be meaningful... SidDithers Apr 2013 #12

Right click and choose "view image". nm rhett o rick Apr 2013 #34

Odd, it's perfectly legible on my iPad when I zoom in on it. nt Flatulo Apr 2013 #45

I think you could add the link to the sigline... NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #14

Done! dkf Apr 2013 #18

LOL, yes, and... Oilwellian Apr 2013 #40

That's easy to asnwer--- trumad Apr 2013 #44

That would be a new concept. AndyA Apr 2013 #3

And here it is, link for you. Sunlei Apr 2013 #6

So it's just a bargaining position and not because he himself justifies it? dkf Apr 2013 #17

yes a barganing position in the budget- republicans have obstructed for months Sunlei Apr 2013 #24

The bully pulpit has proven useless, jazzimov Apr 2013 #80

"The Budget does all of these things as part of a comprehensive plan that reduces the deficit and rhett o rick Apr 2013 #61

Benefit Enhancements pscot Apr 2013 #62

good point Sunlei Apr 2013 #64

I stand corrected. nm rhett o rick Apr 2013 #79

agree, I wish we could ALL buy into medicare on a bell curve and be done with this :) Sunlei Apr 2013 #63

He has- the Deficit! n2doc Apr 2013 #8

he can't explain it Carolina Apr 2013 #53

And in addition, the administration tried hard to make the Chained CPI sound reasonable Babel_17 Apr 2013 #57

"my monkey strong bowels were girded with strength like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and progressoid Apr 2013 #83

Good catch, Vinnie. tblue Apr 2013 #4

UP with Steve Kornacki devoted a segment on CCPI on today's show. CTyankee Apr 2013 #5

Steve is just as incisive an interviewer and assembled just as good a panel carolinayellowdog Apr 2013 #51

Oh, Chris always had those people on his show! But they might be considered less CTyankee Apr 2013 #60

For once, I agree with Chucky. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #7

They can't say yes ... JoePhilly Apr 2013 #9

Thanks, this makes sense nt flamingdem Apr 2013 #21

When the whole thing customerserviceguy Apr 2013 #68

I believe Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #10

A death how? TheKentuckian Apr 2013 #13

SS needs fixing within 20 years Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #16

Oh please, don't bring up facts. Also, social security is not part of the deficit. We should bring still_one Apr 2013 #23

Speaking of facts Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #25

Is it not true that money from the Social Security fund has been used for NON-Social Security still_one Apr 2013 #26

Yeah lets get the Republicans to raise the cap Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #30

So your point is that we must "give" the Republicans something they like. rhett o rick Apr 2013 #39

The middle class and poor are the ones who have been paying for the incompetence. still_one Apr 2013 #50

I keep hearing the "raise the cap" people customerserviceguy Apr 2013 #73

Raising the cap is thrown out there a lot Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #81

It fits on a bumper sticker customerserviceguy Apr 2013 #82

I wish we could tatoo that on back of hand of everyone who keeps posting "SS doesn't impact debt." Hoyt Apr 2013 #28

I agree Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #31

That's another good analysis, and Obama's budget includes that 10 year "bump." Hoyt Apr 2013 #36

No, the AARP is not "full of it". Jim Lane Apr 2013 #65

Not as bad as AARP portrays Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #67

I would like to see which economists agree with you. Do you have rhett o rick Apr 2013 #46

Where did all the surpluses from the decades past go? usGovOwesUs3Trillion Apr 2013 #69

We all know they spent like drunken sailors. Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #70

And, just like 'drunken sailors' usGovOwesUs3Trillion Apr 2013 #72

That's what they want you to believe. However, the evidence doesn't support that theory, only usGovOwesUs3Trillion Apr 2013 #58

Which reminds me, Americans aren't much for conversation BeyondGeography Apr 2013 #15

The huge corps that own the media and evade paying taxes by hiding profits in tax havens Triana Apr 2013 #19

Yup, it's all about raiding the Treasury. Pigs at the trough. nt valerief Apr 2013 #38

I agree, todd's view is BS. I look back on the ACA when we had the votes, and why the Senate threw still_one Apr 2013 #20

LIEberman, Lincoln, Conrad, Baucus, et al BumRushDaShow Apr 2013 #54

That is the problem. Exactly. Obama thinks he needs political cover... Tom Rinaldo Apr 2013 #22

Why, does the President think it will hurt him when he runs for reelection in 2016? still_one Apr 2013 #27

Personally I think it was another example of Obama jimlup Apr 2013 #29

"It all stinks to high heaven! " bvar22 Apr 2013 #32

Spitzer and Nadler were infinitely quotable this morning on UP with Steve Kornacki, for two hours carolinayellowdog Apr 2013 #33

Nadler was superb and Spitzer was not bad either! Samantha Apr 2013 #37

Toady Todd, GOP shill. nt valerief Apr 2013 #35

Is it possible that Todd JEB Apr 2013 #41

"Gun control, immigration and Jackie Robinson" = The latest shiny objects. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #42

Ploy fjlovato Apr 2013 #43

but if you read the OP--the problem with that argument is that NoMoreWarNow Apr 2013 #48

Welcome to DU Fjlovato! hrmjustin Apr 2013 #85

yes, well said NoMoreWarNow Apr 2013 #47

Well, you can't blame him for trying to figure out why it was included in the budget. No one sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #49

Tell me, in what thawed out hell has Chuck Todd ever been right about anything? 1-Old-Man Apr 2013 #52

Of course it could not be true treestar Apr 2013 #55

Kabuki. Awesome! GeorgeGist Apr 2013 #56

You lost me at "Chuck Todd". Don't care what he thinks. nt TeamPooka Apr 2013 #59

Chuckie Toad, never fails to be himself. What a tool! n/t Cleita Apr 2013 #66

Todd is likely correct, though. AverageJoe90 Apr 2013 #71

doubt it usGovOwesUs3Trillion Apr 2013 #74

I agree, Todd usually IS wrong, but this is definitely a rare exception to that rule, no question... AverageJoe90 Apr 2013 #75

there are no exceptions usGovOwesUs3Trillion Apr 2013 #76

According to whom? CounterPunch? Jane Hamsher? Who? n/t AverageJoe90 Apr 2013 #77

anyone who has been paying attention for the last 4 or 5 decades usGovOwesUs3Trillion Apr 2013 #78

"Meet the Presswhores" has been pure propaganda for years just1voice Apr 2013 #84