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To: Tradelite who wrote (56106)	3/17/2006 5:03:10 PM
From: GraceZ	Respond to of 110194

Inevitably there will be people who are unhappy with any measure of inflation. For years I've kept my own inflation index simply by measuring our household expenditures. My personal index over the previous ten years or so lags the official CPI even while our standard of living has risen steadily. I can't say the same for friends, family and clients but for most of them, what they see as inflation is a continual ratcheting up of their lifestyle or changes in their age and the stage of life that they are in, like parents with college age students or people with declining health or declining employment prospects.

To: Tradelite who wrote (56106)	3/17/2006 5:27:08 PM
From: Mike Johnston	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 110194

This WSJ article is laughable, it uses twisted logic and even one outright lie. It looks like a part of an official propaganda effort. Here is one example: Consumers who complain that the govt understates inflation may really be saying that their paychecks don't seem to go as far as they once did. For many Americans, that is true, But it isn't that prices are going up faster than the govt estimates. It is that their wages aren't keeping pace. Blame the boss, not the BLS............. This actually is a propaganda technique, pay attention to the phrase "may seem to be saying" which takes two statements that are true (1. govt understates inflation 2. paychecks don't go as far ) and manipulates an unsophisticated reader's mind to believe that the first one is not true. So government officials know better what an individual is saying ? "You are not really saying this, you seem to be saying that". And your loss of purchasing power is is not due to inflation but your incompetence in life. Compare this: People who complain about increasing numbers of potholes in the streets may really be saying that their cars are not good enough to transport them in comfort. For many county residents that is true, but it is not that roads have more potholes, it is their cars that are subpar. Blame your car , not the Road Department.