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The Consumer Price Index (CPI); a bogus measure of inflation According to economist John Williams (ShadowStats.com) the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the government’s measure of the cost to maintain a constant standard of living, is no longer measured by the CPI. Nor does the CPI measure for out-of-pocket expenditures (auto/home repair, medical event), only recurring expenditures (food, utilities, gasoline). Williams reveals politicians forced underreporting of official inflation so as to cut annual cost-of-living adjustments to Social Security. Mal-adjusted inflation rates have been used to create the false illusion of recovery of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) after the 2008 banking/lending … Continue reading →
19 Feb 2021
Democrat legislators fear Latino voters will blame them for the wave of migrants who are accepting the Democrats’ offer to share Americans’ jobs, healthcare, schools, and citizenship, according to a Politico report.
Under the headline, “‘Recipe for disaster’: Dem fears mount over immigration overhaul,” Politico reported February 18:
“The way we’re doing it right now is catastrophic and is a recipe for disaster in the middle of a pandemic,” said Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, one of the three Texas Democrats who represents part of the border most affected by spikes in migrant arrests and arrivals.
“Our party should be concerned. If we go off the rails, it’s going to be bad for us,” Gonzalez said. “Biden is going to be dealing with a minority in Congress if he continues down some of these paths.”