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07/04/18
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Originally posted by All4One
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What Im saying is the true cost of living is far above what the government stats show. The govt has a vested interest is keeping the CPI low because of govt indexed pensions are linked to the CPI, I dont think you understand that point. Then they use means and averages and statistical analysis. I remember my stat anal lecturer saying that statistics can prove whatever you want them to prove and he proved his point time and time again.
If the government was serious about inflation it would raise rates and would have done so when property prices were rising strongly instead of some BS medling with APRA.
Government employment figures are misleading as well when you consider the government has been employing a lot of people and government spending is increasing 5% yoy. Particularly the Qld government proclaiming good employment figures when they employed 15000 new government workers in one year.
Statistics and damn lies.
Saying that statisticians are independent from the government is just very naive. Ive heard people say that about a lot of government employees and in every case it is BS. The government pays these people and they are expected to tow the governments line. There are revisions on revisions. Government employees like everyone else do what they are told to do because they want to get paid, Ive worked with lots of them.
But if it makes you feel better to believe the governments stats then who am I to say any different.
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So the public service is corrupt and in collusion with the government of the day, and all unbeknown to the opposition. And senior public are afraid of being sacked unless they act in a partisan manner? Where are the whistleblowers?
I am not paranoid. Power charges are included in CPI calculations. You often do not have the facts.