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Yes, of course, because government agencies have your best interests in mind.

• gruez 5y ago
  As opposed to random hn commenters who possibly have an agenda?
  • noofen 5y ago
    Random HN commenters might have an agenda (what would it be?). Government agencies definitely have an agenda.
    • gruez 5y ago
      >Random HN commenters might have an agenda They're also anonymous, so you should assume the worst. This is especially true when the supporting evidence is suspect (ie. a bunch of arbitrary picked numbers). On the other hand the BLS's methodology is documented (https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cpi/ https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cpi/), so I'm willing to give them a pass even though their incentives might be skewed. >(what would it be?) their beliefs? "agenda" here doesn't have to be something nefarious. an anti-vaxxer's agenda is anti-vaccine, but that doesn't mean they're scheming to get everyone infected.
    • edoceo 5y ago
      everybody has agenda. its why its a lame point in a discussion. I think its called "ad hominem" https://bookofbadarguments.com/ https://bookofbadarguments.com/