“Chaining” COLAs Still Under Consideration By Mary Johnson The past two years without a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) felt like the government clamped a lid on…
By Mike Watson, TSCL Legislative Assistant Over the past several months many different plans and ideas have surfaced to reduce the federal deficit, including what…
Under growing pressure to reduce the federal deficit, the prospect of major Social Security and Medicare cuts is the greatest it’s been in almost three…
With deficit reduction negotiations running into the federal debt limit deadline, cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) cuts remain on a short list of dwindling options for Congressional…
Alexandria, VA (June 14, 2011) Cost-of-living-adjustments (COLAs) are “overpaying” Social Security recipients, and the government needs to switch to an “improved” method of measuring inflation…
By Mary Johnson Your cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) “overpays” you. Yes, that is an outrageous statement — especially since you haven’t gotten a COLA boost for…
(Washington, DC) – The 2017 “Tax Cut and Jobs Act” uses an alternate measure of inflation that will increase what people pay in taxes in…
Mary Johnson, editor Voters are worried about the impact that midterm elections could have on Social Security benefits. The U.S. Congressional Budget Office estimates that…
For the sixth consecutive year, Social Security beneficiaries will receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that’s a near-record low. Benefits will rise in January by a…
Take The TSCL Senior Survey! How much will the New Year’s 1.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase your Social Security benefits? How much did your household…