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Rand Paul: According to government statistics, but not according to the consumers. Private sources say that the consumer price…

On the recordJuly 15, 2009
According to government statistics, but not according to the consumers. Private sources say that the consumer price index is much higher than what the government reports.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Ron Paul criticizes government inflation statistics, claiming they misrepresent true consumer prices.

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