The cost of living increase we receive through Social Security and/or pension plans is usually based on an average of common costs incurred by the common individual. They are set up to minimize the increase in fixed incomes. The cost to maintain a golf course is based on the cost of fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, labor and fuel costs. These do not necessarily go up at the same rate as the cost of living indexes. So you cannot compare increase in cost of golf versus cost of living index.
The rates of everything from groceries to fuel to utilities to clothing to automobiles, insurance, medical care, etc usually increases annually; sometimes more that the cost of living index.
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