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4. Nor have I, only what was published

Sun Oct 27, 2019, 03:07 PM

Oct 2019

The cost of living adjustment for Social Security will be 1.6% in 2020 for the nearly 69 million people receiving Social Security benefits. This is 43% percent less than the cost-of-living increase of 2.8% that was received this year, 2019.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrae/2019/10/21/social-security-cola/#2c5bc1175de5

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I think that we are getting SS raise of a couple of dollars [View all] question everything Oct 2019 OP

My rent went up. That pretty much eats mine up... Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #1

Ah... trump's better health care LakeArenal Oct 2019 #2

I still haven't gotten a notice from SS PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #3

Nor have I, only what was published question everything Oct 2019 #4

Oh, okay. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #5

The government giveth and the government taketh away. trof Nov 2019 #6