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In reply to the discussion: Republicans' plans to slash Social Security and Medicare are becoming clearer: 'We have no choice... [View all]DENVERPOPS
(8,787 posts)he wanted to lower the rate of inflation which was outrageously high at that point, so the indicators were all changed to things that didn't accurately indicate the real or true Cost Of Living Index.........
And, we still have those today............Neither the Dem Politicians or Republican Politicians have wanted to correct them for obvious reasons.......Of course, THIS inflation would best be called Gouging/Profiteering...............
The worst inflation items are not in the luxuries, but in the area of basic necessities......and neither party has pointed that out, they just go with the flow...........
The simplest definition of Fascism is the merging of government and corporations........Sound Familiar to Anyone???????
They used the quasi inflation figures to adjust SSI last year, and I earned less every month because they just raised the amounts deducted by SSI for the medicare deductions, This year the inflation was astronomical, so I figured it would get a bit more from last years. LOLOLOL I got the new monthly for 2023, and it was a bit less than even last years, due to the same deductions.........
WTF?????????????????????????????????????????????
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