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2011-07-21 — forbes.com
``... whatever agreement emerges from the backroom dealing, it is now almost sure to include what we've labeled a "stealth default" on Social Security... Under "chained CPI," if your hamburger gets too expensive and you start buying beans instead... well, your price of protein hasn't really gone up and your cost of living is unchanged.''
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