Disadvantages of adopting the cpi plan

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Problem: Mayor McNeill has just been elected as the mayor of the small town Noronto. In Noronto, as of 2019, the city has 10 firefighters, each of whom are paid $65,000 a year. Historically, the salary for firefighters has been set by a rather time-consuming process of bargaining with the firefighters'union that takes place at the end of every year.The bargaining process is extremely effective at making sure that the firefighters are able to afford the same quality-of-life every year(something that everyone agrees is very important), but it costs the town about $10,000 a year to hire a negotiator.One of Mayor McNeill's advisors suggested that instead of negotiating a new wage every year, it might be better to instead pay the firefighters a wage that is indexed to the CPI (Consumer Price Index). Mayor McNeill cares about the welfare of his firefighters, but also about the town's budget, so he has asked you, as his economic advisor, to explain the advantages/disadvantages of adopting the CPI plan, and make a suggestion about what to do.

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