Thursday 7 July 2011

Tinker with the CPI and save

Old idea:  Tinker with CPI to hide inflation.
New idea:  Tinker with CPI to reduce indexed increases to Social Security and tax exemptions.  (Bloomberg)

First step into the entitlement swamp.
It's now being discussed jointly by lawmakers and offers nearly $200 billion debt relief to government.

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