Many Americans rely upon the flawed Consumer Price Index (CPI) which has resulted in irreversible long-term repercussions. CPI was originally a measurement to evaluate the same goods applying the same weight during the same time period. Prior to 1980, it was accepted as an accurate measurement of what your cost of living increased year over year. In 1983 the government CPI rose roughly 12%. At that time the government decided to change the way they calculated CPI in an effort to save money for the government with intent to keep CPI as low as possible. CPI today is based on biases and manipulations, and no longer represents a proper measure of the out of pocket expenditures incurred by Americans today. CPI measurements should be changed to accurately represent true inflation.
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