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Political Factoid

Conservative accountants convinced
President Obama to use what
they call "chained CPI"* for calculating
Social Security costs of living benefits.
 
As time goes on, seniors will be expected to do
with less and less:
  1. Give up steak and eat hamburger.
  2. Give up hamburger and eat hamburger helper.
  3. Give up hamburger helper and eat chicken helper.
  4. Give up chicken helper and eat mac and cheese.
  5. Give up mac and cheese and eat cat food.
  6. Give up cat food and ...
* Consumer Price Index
cf. 2346, 1684
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