[tylerhou]

> 4.2% CPI the last year,

One year ago the dollar was deflating, so this is cherrypicking data. If inflation was above 4% for multiple years then that would be a problem, but a month or two is not anything to be worried about.

I'm also not sure why you think adjustments to the CPI should not be allowed. Individual goods get cheaper or more expensive relative to other goods, and consumers change their behavior. It would be asinine to have the government subsidize certain goods (via economic policy) such that all consumers purchase the same basket today as they were in 1990!