by Richard Eskow | Feb 24, 2014 | Chained CPI, Retirement Security
There are two major debates currently underway about President Obama’s upcoming budget, scheduled for next week: One involves the President’s proclamation that this budget will signal the “end of austerity,” while the other involves the decision to abandon the chained...
by Roger Hickey | Feb 21, 2014 | Chained CPI, Retirement Security
Great news! The Associated Press reported on Thursday that an unnamed Obama administration official (speaking on background) announced that the chained CPI will not be in President Obama’s budget. Just so we all really believed this signal, the White House Office of...
by Emily Foster | Oct 3, 2013 | Chained CPI, Retirement Security
Activists joined with members of Congress to form a human chain at the Capitol on Thursday to rebuke the Republicans’ latest “entitlement reform” scheme, the “chained CPI.” Twenty members of Congress, including members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and other...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 22, 2013 | Chained CPI, Retirement Security
It’s autumn, when a politician’s fancy turns to thoughts of a Grand Bargain. Right now it looks as if the two sides are at an impasse. But President Obama’s “no negotiations” posture only applies to the debt ceiling, and his budget still includes the “chained CPI” cut...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 11, 2013 | Chained CPI
The "chained CPI" proposal in President Obama's budget continues to draw much-deserved fire, which is only likely to increase as more information about it becomes known. Here are ten embarrassing facts about the chained CPI which the White House and its defenders...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 11, 2013 | Chained CPI
The White House is clearly struggling to save its budget’s “chained CPI” proposal in the face of powerful opposition from across the political spectrum. There's confusion surrounding their latest move, a “bump” that would slightly mitigate its effect for people who...
