Tag: Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Evolution Of CPI Since Reagan

Post author By Todd Smekens
Post date February 26, 2014

MUNCIE, IN – One of the primary goals of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is to keep the U.S. inflation rate at two percent. This magic number, if met over a given period, allows the Fed to satisfy its mandates of maximum employment and price stability. Despite the Fed insisting it uses “various indexes” […]

Tags Bureau of Labor Statistics, Chained CPI, CPI, CPI index, Federal Open Market Committee, Janet Yellen, Newt Gingrich, President Barack Obama, President Bill Clinton, President Ronald Reagan, Social Security, White House's Council of Economic Affairs

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Is Muncie Saving “Face” on Facebook?

Post author By Aimee Fant
Post date October 17, 2013

Living the Lie You Always Wanted-Is Muncie Saving “Face” on Facebook The math says “Yes.” Image: Courtesy of http://www.someecards.com “May your life someday be as awesome as you pretend it is on Facebook” There’s more to this story than Muncie’s Facebook users could ever care to tell. This meme on the surface is tongue in […]

Tags Ball Corporation, Ball State University, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Center for Disease Control, Facebook, Indiana, Muncie, Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, Muncie-Delaware County Economic Development Alliance, Pew Internet Research Data Bank, Unitarian Universalist Church, United States Census Bureau