>>Yep, but for retirees dependent on social security, no cost of living increases because the GOVERNMENT tells us there is NO INFLATION !!
When the gummint is your sugar daddy, it owns you.
And that’s the point.
Further, the goal is to reward political supporters with free stuff at the expense of political enemies,
and here’s the big thing - at the same time deny those very political opponents access to the stuff they’re paying for for the political supporters.