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Show 1 Utah Foundation reports News and views Consumer Price Index is not accurate inflation monitor Does the Consumer Price Index present a true measure of inflation and the cost of living? Probably not, concludes the Utah Foundation in a study of this popular index and its effect on governmental expenditures. The report points out that the Consumer Price The Consumer Price Index does not take into consideration changes in Social Security and income taxes. Taxes represent a substantial por- tion of the average familys budget. New products affect buying patterns and the cost of living. Techology results in the developIndex, prepared each ment of new items that month by the U.S. Bu- replace old ones. Such reau of Labor Statistics, changes are not reflected represents price changes in the Consumer Price for a fixed market basket Index. of goods and services. As The Consumer Price such, it fails to reflect Index is based on the changing buying habits spending habits of a of American families and selected group of survey tendq to overstate hous- consumers during a paring costs during periods ticular base period. It of rising interest rates. may not be represenWhen prices rise on tative of the spending some items, other patterns of any group at products will the present time. be substituted by many Since the index is basfamilies, according to the ed on a composite, it Foundation. For examdoes not apply to all ple, if the price of beef types of consumers. For climbs in relation to that example, the index inof other meat products, cludes both rent and consumers will tend to home ownership costs, buy more of these other but few consumers buy items such as pork and and rent at the same chicken. Such substitutime. tions are not reflected in The study observes the Consumer Price In- that the Consumer Price dex. Index has increasingly been used to index Similarly, it is argued expengovernmental curthat the inclusion of as salaries, such ditures, rent house prices and less-expensi- contracted interest costs in the home ownership component of the Consumer Price Index are costs most people do not bear. Moreover, the purchase of a house represents the purchase of a capital asset and is not necessarily a consumable expense. Other problems which hinder the use of the Consumer Price Index as a indicator, according to the Foundacost-of-livin- g tion, are: , Using chainsaws mend to the governor, adjustments to the pay plan to reflect changes in the cost of living. These recommendations are to be based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. Even when it is not prescribed by law, the Consumer FYice Index exercises tremendous in- fluence in legislative decisions and negotiations involving public and school employees. In addition, many labor contracts in the business world are tied to the Consumer Price Index. Last year about 11 million workers in the U.S. had a clause in their labor concost-of-livin- g to loss of footing, helping, the Johnson urges that chain saw users wear shoes harvest and! with soles, preferably with steel toes. Chain saw users speed non-ski- preparation! of winters! firewood. non-ski- d Johnson, Extension Forester with Utah State University, reminds that a chain saw can result in Football were a number of outstanding efforts, Broad-hea- said. d Kelly tracts. Another 35 mil- Coombs, Jimmy How-artlion persons receiving Rick Greenhalgh, Rob government pensions, Kelsey, Mike Tolley, social security, welfare Troy Ingram, Mark h, benefits, etc., were affected by this widely used and frequently quoted index. Foudation analysts and Nielson, Rob Kelsey in- probably grounded. The cord should be arranged so that it wont get in the way of the saw, get under foot, or become tangled. Persons using electric saws should avoid working in damp foliage. Johnson also cautions to be on the alert for these common causes of chain saw accidents. A chain that keeps moving after the saw throttle is released. Twisting the saw in the wood. or Nose sawing, pointing the chain into the wood instead of keeping it parallel. Cutting limbs above point out that all taxpayers are influenced by playoff contention. the Consumer Price InThe Wasps next game The Times-New- s dex, whether their own is with Richfield at 4 Nephi, Utah income is indexed or not, p.m. today on the Juab Oct. 16, 1980 Please turn to page 11 field. IOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO make have reached some exciting sales goals. Enchance is a company whose time has arrived. We are looking for experienced sales leaders. pSople who con become the first level distributors in every maor city in America, those who will in time, receive big bonus Checks. 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It was a fine effort for the team and still kept us in Ages at the operator, back nCJNACJGU' Mike Jorgenson all had a good game. d first. Electric saws should be double insulated or should also wear heavy pants without cuffs, a hardhat, gloves, and safety glasses. Wood cutters should also wear earolugs when they are us.ag chain saws that have no mufflers. Those who must use an unmuffled chain saw and who do not wear plugs, should limit the work to one hour per day waist height. These to avoid the risk of ear should be removed after the tree is on the ground. damage. Kickback, which hapChain saws may cause when the chain pens fires unless they have the saw flies and jams good mufflers or spark arresters. Fill saws gas tanks away from the work site. Wipe off gas that may 7 spill on the tank. If a saw must be refueled in the middle of a job, the engine should be turned Though it is j a marvelous, tool for this B. Jones purpose, Carl M. ments, etc., so as to compensate for the reduced resulting from inflation. At the present time, more than 30 percent of all federal outlays are tied to the Consumer Price Index or some component thereof. The index is also affecting the growth of state and local expenditures. Utah law provides that the personnel director shall recom tragedy unless it is used with special care. Since many chain saw accidents can be traced by Blaine Jones USU Extension Agent HARVESTING WOOD SAFELY Buzzing chain saws are retirement benefits, purchasing off and allowed to cool Vote November 4th For LARRY BROADHEAD School Board District Number Three Paid Political Advertisment by Candidate .J i |
