From the comments I receive on this blog, many people think the calculation of the Social Security COLA is a deep mystery annually influenced by
Category: Social Security
How it works, the issues for today and tomorrow.
“I guarantee you, flat guarantee you, there will be no changes in Social Security” – Joe Biden
An opinion piece on Huffington Post about Social Security and the presidential campaign supporting the notion that no major changes are needed and that all
Social Security COLA for 2013 update: August 2012 CPI-W indicates about 1.4% COLA
The August 2012 CPI-W number has just been reported and has increased over the July number raising the outlook for the 2013 Social Security
So you want to know how much Social Security is increasing in 2013
Calculating the COLA adjustment for Social Security is easy. The base number that will be used for the 2013 increase is 223.2337 (that’s the average
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