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by homeland221 1248 days ago
You want to talk about professionals? Why not Shadowstat? The person who is doing the national calculation is not pro. They are bureaucrats subject to political adjustments. I have friends in six states everyone of them tallying their monthly expenses which increased more than 30%+ compared sametime last year. If yours didnt either you have significantly cut down your expense or oddly expensing very different to many others. The CPI is grossly not reflecting the reality.
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> The person who is doing the national calculation is not pro.

It's not one person, and I can assure you the Bureau of Labor Statistics employs a wide range of professionals.

> I have friends in six states everyone of them tallying their monthly expenses

Cool. Anecdote coupled with strong selection bias.