Originally Posted by Excargodog

In which case nobody should object to putting CPI adjustments in the contracts then. The social security and military retirees just got a 5.9% increase for 2022 due to the current CPI. Most major CBAs had a 2-3% increase for the year. They went backwards two to three years worth, doesn’t take many years like that to make a 5 year CBA a losing proposition.

For every 100,000 in wages you earn today, five years at 2% will leave you with only $90,578. At 3% for 5 years that would go down to $86,260 in value.

Do the math yourself.