Checks, balances and the CPI
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It is likely the the CPI will be revised downward by about 1%. The proposed adjustment would result in lowered retirement payments, a reduction in the federal budget deficit, and an increase in the taxes paid by middle-income families.
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1997
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Challenges we face
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Serious problems facing the nation in 1997 are described and possible solutions proposed in six areas: education; fiscal health; the federal safety net; law and government regulation; crime and drugs; and trade.
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1997
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