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What’s the Big Deal about the Chained CPI and How Would It Affect Social Security Benefits?
I. What is the Chained CPI and how does it differ from other CPI measures? First, there are numerous consumer price index measures. Among the most notable are: CPI-U (Consumer Price Index – Urban) – measures prices for consumers in … Continue reading
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Tagged benefits, chained CPI, COLA, cost of living, CPI-E, CPI-U, CPI-W, economy, elderly, government, health care, inflation, Social Security, substitution effect
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Troubling Data Points
Via Paul Bucheit: “1. Only THREE PERCENT of the very rich are entrepreneurs. According to both Marketwatch and economist Edward Wolff, over 90 percent of the assets owned by millionaires are held in a combination of low-risk investments (bonds and … Continue reading
Who are Romney’s 47 Percent Who ‘Believe They are Victims and Who are Dependent upon Government’
The Tax Policy Center has completed an analysis of the nearly 47 percent of households that paid no federal income taxes for 2011. These are the people who Romney has identified as victims and dependent on the government. Let’s examine … Continue reading
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Tagged 47 percent, elderly, federal taxes, payroll taxes, poor, Romney, socio-economic status, tax credits, taxes
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