Right, the steak/hamburger is one of the well known examples and certainly not the only one nor is it an isolated example. It is the way things are done; cookin

Right, the steak/hamburger is one of the well known examples and certainly not the only one nor is it an isolated example. It is the way things are done; cooking the books is the official state policy. The adjustments are done across the board and have resulted in massive "savings" (more money for war yay) regarding Social Security payments and such that are indexed to their official inflation rates.