There is no denying two things. Social Security is on a path to running out of money and the U.S. has a growing deficit and
Tag: COLA
Based on July CPI-W potential SS COLA is still in 1.5% range
Despite the Medicare Trustees prediction of a 2.2% COLA, the inflation measures to date do not support that level of increase. What really counts however
2018 Social Security COLA
Based on the CPI-W released today and using the last three months average, we are on track for about a 1.3% increase in Social Security
Social Security COLA does not keep up with real inflation … really?
Since 1995 the Social Security COLA has increased each dollar of benefit from $1.00 to $1.60. Since 1995 the CPI has increased at the same
