All of the governments "adjustments" to the way they calculate the CPI have resulted in lowering the number. This is done to save them money on all of the Social Security payments, wage increases, and other costs related to the CPI. The CPI is simply made up to suit govt. bean counters and hasn't had any relation to reality in years.
Boubou wrote: "Your taxes are doing good for others, is this un-american?"
Not sure if it's "un-american" but it sure sounds like "spread the wealth" which seems a lot like Socialism. If I am going to help someone less fortunate than I am I want to decide who that will be and how it will be done, not have it decided by some bureaucrat while siphoning off a chunk for himself and the "system". Mandatory do-gooding is not in the true spirit of generousity.
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Not sure if it's "un-american" but it sure sounds like "spread the wealth" which seems a lot like Socialism. If I am going to help someone less fortunate than I am I want to decide who that will be and how it will be done, not have it decided by some bureaucrat while siphoning off a chunk for himself and the "system". Mandatory do-gooding is not in the true spirit of generousity.
Bye-Bye Dividends [View article]