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 rate. In addition if you look at […]
Social Security COLA does not keep up with real inflation … really?
Let’s use the CPI-E for the Social Security COLA 🤔
Many seniors and their advocates say using the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) is a better measure than the CPI-W which is the current measure. Better be careful what you […]
Vt. senators push Social Security bonus check : Rutland Herald Online
MONTPELIER — Sen. Patrick Leahy and Sen. Bernie Sanders have joined 18 Senate Democrats in seeking a one-time payment for seniors on Social Security in place of the absent cost-of-living increase. The […]
234.241 CPI-W is the magic number if you are expecting a 2016 Social Security COLA
234.241 is the average CPI-W for July, August and September 2014. To have a Social Security COLA in 2016 the average CPI-W for July, August and September 2015 must exceed that average. […]
