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The Arc Opposes Benefit Cuts in the Washington Post

Posted on January 2, 2013 by The Arc

The Washington Post printed a letter by The Arc’s Marty Ford voicing our concern that using the “chained CPI” to calculate Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs) would be a less accurate measure of inflation and a harmful benefit cut.

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