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by whitepoplar 2962 days ago
Social Security in the U.S. is inflation-adjusted.
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jasode 2962 days ago
The government also controls the COLA Cost of Living Adjustment. Ask retirees if they feel the modest COLA increases have kept up with real expenses.
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johnm1019 2962 days ago
against a benchmark formula derived by the same US govt that can print more money. There has also long been discussion that the existing inflation measures are inaccurate [0].

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-02/the-consu...

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