I would hope the VA would have some good information on this topic.

uh....the rich?  Did you read the title of the article

Of course if you are RICH and retired, you could afford 2 (or more) homes, so you could live in the warm place when it was winter and live in the colder place in the spring/summer/fall.

I'm going to bet on the Mavs to win the 2011 NBA championship!

OK, Bill, so something bad may happen soon, but not now.  We need to watch it.   Please let us know when it IS time to panic.

Wow, you get a pension?  You must have been a government employee.  Most retirees will be getting only their 401K

I think he is using the government's Cosumer Price Index (CPI), which shows inflation at less than 2%.  I'm not debating that the CPI adequately reflects what most middle class consumers buy, but that is the official statistic used for inflation.

Cut your expenses.  stop eating

Of course, if you live your ilfe and don't save for retirement, you should probably save a couple of bucks to buy some bullets because your going to run out of money very quick (you actually won't be able to retire).