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Should point out this is not the first time the BLS came under serious fire, politically. When the Republicans regained control of the Senate in 1995, they set
by StopTheWorld 1y ago
Should point out this is not the first time the BLS came under serious fire, politically. When the Republicans regained control of the Senate in 1995, they set up a commission (Boskin commission) that said inflation had been overstated, and henceforth cut Social Security cost of living adjustments.
- rtkwe 1y agoCuts will continue until the statistics improve and match the desired narrative! Wish that was a /s but it's just what's happening now and happened then.