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Friday, December 21, 2012
Links about Chained-CPI
Dean Baker's analysis. In short, the existing CPI-W currently used for social security COLA is already inadequate, Chained-CPI is even more inadequate, the BLS has constructed CPI-E (now experimental) to show cost of living for the elderly, and that is what should be used, rather than hiding a significant cut behind a statistical manipulation which only furthers mistrust of government.
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