I think what the person you responded to is saying is that the raise should be tied to inflation. You may not actually disagree with them.

My point is simply that CoL changes aren't fixed and fluctuate. I think it is weird to call it a CoL raise if you are guaranteed it even if CoL doesn't change or goes down.

I'm not sure where you are getting that inflation has been pegged to anything. 2% might be an average, but it has gone everywhere from -2% to 6% in the last two decades.

Besides, inflation is not CoL.

Inflation is different from cost of living else high cost of living regions wouldn't exist.

> to 2.25% for decades, and is currently 8%+

That plus sign is pretty subtle there.