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peaceandlove · 11-02-2009, 06:04 PM

Texas Straight Talk ~ A Weekly Column

Congressman Ron Paul
New Every Monday at http://www.house.gov/paul
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VIDEO (3:46): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCX5g...layer_embedded

November 02, 2009: "Government Statistics and Lies"

There has been a lot of talk in Washington recently about senior citizens, mostly about how various healthcare reform models would help or hurt them. But there is another critical issue that has quietly devastated seniors financially over the last few decades. It concerns how the cost of living is calculated. How does the administration justify not giving a cost of living increase to Social Security recipients this year? According to the official Consumer Price Index calculation, life has gotten cheaper for the first time in decades. If the government can show statistically that the cost of living has …

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11-02-2009, 06:04 PM	#82
peaceandlove Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Turtle Island Posts: 2,776	Re: Ron Paul 10/20/2008 "New Era of Slavery" Texas Straight Talk ~ A Weekly Column Congressman Ron Paul New Every Monday at http://www.house.gov/paul or phone 1-888-322-1414 for recorded message. VIDEO (3:46): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCX5g...layer_embedded November 02, 2009: "Government Statistics and Lies" There has been a lot of talk in Washington recently about senior citizens, mostly about how various healthcare reform models would help or hurt them. But there is another critical issue that has quietly devastated seniors financially over the last few decades. It concerns how the cost of living is calculated. How does the administration justify not giving a cost of living increase to Social Security recipients this year? According to the official Consumer Price Index calculation, life has gotten cheaper for the first time in decades. If the government can show statistically that the cost of living has … Continues: http://www.house.gov/htbin/blog_inc?...ngdetail.shtml Last edited by peaceandlove; 12-18-2009 at 11:24 AM.