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To: kearnyirish2
That is how a producer hides inflation to you. The government calculates inflation according to a basket of goods. So a pound of coffee is a pound of coffee, regardless of whether the producer has made the package size 14 ounces.
22 posted on 02/17/2014 4:29:15 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

“That is how a producer hides inflation to you. The government calculates inflation according to a basket of goods. So a pound of coffee is a pound of coffee, regardless of whether the producer has made the package size 14 ounces.”

Sure; I understand. The gubmint has also been low-balling inflation to keep COLA adjustments down for SS recipients and such. Our retirees are going to suffer the same fate as Soviet pensioners...


33 posted on 02/17/2014 4:38:38 PM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic war against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: 1rudeboy

I wouldn’t trust government figures period. I can see the inflation personally. Its big and its real.

6.6% unemployment, my ass!


49 posted on 02/17/2014 11:51:10 PM PST by packrat35 (Pelosi is only on loan to the world from Satan. Hopefully he will soon want his baby killer back)
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