Funny how the government gets to measure the CPL, and they're also the ones writing checks based on what those numbers say...couzin wrote:Just got my SS benefit letter for 2010. It says: "Based on the Consumer Price Index (pub by Dept Labor), there was no rise in the cost of living (emphasis mine) during the past year, so your benefit will remain the same in 2010." Do you think the Fed government used the same folks as the climate warming scientists for their data? Bet Congress votes itself a pay raise based on the Cost of Living data...
Look on the bright side: at least you get a check. I'll be paying into that system for the next 4 decades and I'll never see a dime. Even worse, it's illegal for me to opt out >.<