Social Security Needs a New Inflation Calculator

Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.
New Hampshire Union Leader

Sen. Rausch wants state's gas tax tied to consumer price index

CONCORD — The Senate Transportation Committee's chairman wants to use a consumer-price-index formula to bump up the state's gas tax to fix roads and bridges. Under the formula, the state's 18-cent gas ...
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American Institute For Economic Research Says Consumer Prices Rising At 22.8% Per Annum

Many people point to speeches by Federal Reserve "mandarins" in wonder. The Fed claims that "inflationary expectations" are "well grounded" and the consumer price index (CPI), as calculated by the US ...
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FERS Exception: Why not all retirees will receive the COLA increase by 2026

COLA is 2.8%, but FERS retirees only get 2.0% for their annuities. The "diet" COLA fails to match the 12%+ jump in health ...