{"id":47895,"date":"2022-11-04T13:20:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T17:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=47895"},"modified":"2022-11-04T13:20:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T17:20:44","slug":"when-the-spin-and-the-facts-disagree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=47895","title":{"rendered":"When The Spin And The Facts Disagree"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, The Conservative Review<\/a> noted the Biden administration’s latest claim in their list of accomplishments.<\/p>\n

The White House sent out the following Tweet:<\/p>\n

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Seniors are getting the biggest increase in their Social Security checks in 10 years through President Biden\u2019s leadership.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 1, 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, normally that might be something to brag about, but there is a catch–the increase in Social Security is linked by law to inflation–the White House has nothing to do with it.<\/p>\n

The article notes:<\/p>\n

Twitter added a fact check to the tweet, noting that while Seniors will receive an increase in their social security benefits, it\u2019s \u201cdue to the annual cost of living adjustment, which is based on the inflation rate.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

CNN\u2019s fact-checker Daniel Dale called the White House\u2019s claim \u201cquite the spin.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe size of Social Security checks is linked, by law, to inflation. This year\u2019s increase is unusually big because the inflation rate is unusually big.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former President Richard Nixon signed a law into place<\/a> in 1972 that granted automatic benefit adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frankly I would be happier with the same amount of Social Security if my dollars were actually worth anything. Inflation is a tax on everyone, and right now we are overtaxed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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