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To: ~digs who wrote (334)4/17/2004 2:28:18 AM
From: ~digs  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 7944
 
Using the Consumer Price Index to Rob Americans Blind
prudentbear.com

The primary sources of manipulation are: 1) Making sure the wrong items are in the index; 2) Taking “hedonics” to ridiculous extremes; 3) Getting consumers to do more of the work and receive less services; and, 4) Changing to a Chain Weighted Index.