If CPI overstates the "true" inflation rate, then indexing Social Security benefits to the CPI:
A. costs the federal government billions of dollars.
B. saves the federal government billions of dollars.
C. has no impact on the dollars spend by the federal government.
D. earns the federal government billions of dollars.
Answer: A
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