The Biblical Law of Weights and Measures requires that you don’t change a “measure” to allow you to take further value from a contract than the original agreement.
If you don’t like the inflation number, then redefine it downward. That will save the government money since the CPI determines raises for Social Security recipients. No official inflation, no cost of living increase.
See: http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201106211841dowjonesdjonline000414&title=change-to-inflation-measurement-on-table-as-part-of-budget-talksaides
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