Here's TWO headlines for you.

[Buckrub]

Same source, too.

See if you can reconcile these for me.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/from-rents-to-haircuts-americans-start-to-feel-price-hikes/ar-AAdD3Rd

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/no-cost-of-living-adjustment-for-social-security-in-2016-2015-07-28

So, prices are up, but not the ones that Social Security folks monitor. Do I have that part right?

[Thumper]

Why am I not surprised?

[Buckrub]

I erased my reply.

[Thumper]

Why?

[Buckrub]

I dunno. Just some things make me sad instead of interested.

[BarryBobPosthole]

Regardless of what MSN says about the cost of haircuts, the US inflation rate for the year ending June 2015 was .1%.

That kind of pops their ballon a bit on what the dost of living is doing in reality.

Here's the reference.

BKB

http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/current-inflation-rates/