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To: raybbr

Electronics, clothing, housing, cars, gas, commodities are all down from a year ago. IT was NEVER seperate a year ago...the US measures 2 versions of inflation - Core (which excludes food & energy) and total (all). Feel free to go to bls.gov and do the research.


48 posted on 01/25/2009 8:51:20 AM PST by rb22982
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To: rb22982
I have done the research and believe the CPI is manipulated to keep inflation down because of its ties to SS increases.

BTW, how did we only have 2 or 3 percent inflation when housing was going up ten to fifteen percent a year several years ago?

I don't buy electronics, housing and cars every day. Food I need for my family. That's way up over a year ago. Just look at chicken prices.

Honestly, anyone that looks at the CPI for an indication of whether we are in inflation or deflation lives in a fantasy world. Just like a politician.

49 posted on 01/25/2009 8:55:04 AM PST by raybbr (It's going to get a lot worse now that the anchor babies are voting!)
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