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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Fri Oct 13, 2017, 10:35 AM Oct 2017

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Social Security benefits to rise by 2 percent in 2018

WASHINGTON —
Millions of Social Security recipients and other retirees will get a 2 percent increase in benefits next year. It’s the largest increase since 2012 but comes to only $25 a month for the average beneficiary.

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Some conservatives argue that the inflation index is too generous ...

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The average monthly Social Security payment is $1,258, or about $15,000 a year.

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Social Security benefits to rise by 2 percent in 2018 (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 OP

"Some conservatives argue that the inflation index is too generous ... " dhill926 Oct 2017 #1

Wow, this time it almost pays for my rent increase... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #2

How much does Medicare go up? Enough to eat the raise? Shrike47 Oct 2017 #3

My thoughts, exactly question everything Oct 2017 #5

My medicare supplement snowybirdie Oct 2017 #4

dhill926

(16,953 posts)

1. "Some conservatives argue that the inflation index is too generous ... "

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Oct 13, 2017, 10:36 AM

Oct 2017

yeah, fuck it, right repubs? Just let them die. Including your own goddamn relatives....fuck these assholes....

Wounded Bear

(60,840 posts)

2. Wow, this time it almost pays for my rent increase...

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Oct 13, 2017, 10:53 AM

Oct 2017

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)

3. How much does Medicare go up? Enough to eat the raise?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Oct 13, 2017, 11:01 AM

Oct 2017

That's what happened last time, as I remember it.

question everything

(49,084 posts)

5. My thoughts, exactly

Reply to Shrike47 (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 13, 2017, 11:49 AM

Oct 2017

The net payment was the same.

snowybirdie

(5,685 posts)

4. My medicare supplement

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Oct 13, 2017, 11:03 AM

Oct 2017

had already gone up more than that.

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