> The guys doing the actual calculation receive a government salary that is fixed, they don't get any bonus linked to the outcome of the measurement. Their boss

> The guys doing the actual calculation receive a government salary that is fixed, they don't get any bonus linked to the outcome of the measurement. Their bosses don't get a bonus based on how low the CPI comes out either. Assuming everyone always stayed in the same job position, this might be true, but advancement within the system is frequently based on whether your work is producing the desired results so when you treat this as a multi round game, their salary level can be tied to the degree which the data they produce conforms to the desired narrative.