For the first time in history, the Democratic Congress will not allow an increase in  the social security COLA (cost of living adjustment). In fact, The Henry J. Kaiser  Family Foundation predicts there may not be any COLA for the next three years.  However, the per person monthly Medicare insurance premium will be increased  ...
Sep 23, 2009 ... But the cause is volatile oil prices, not anything done by the current Congress.  FULL QUESTION. I received this e-mail yesterday: Social Security………………  For the first time in history, the Democratic Congress will not allow an increase in  the social security COLA (cost of living adjustment). ⬐ Click to ...
Jan 22, 2010 ... Lawmakers did raise their salaries, but by less than the e-mail said. A cost-of- living increase for Social Security In September, PolitiFact looked at an earlier  chain e-mail that claimed that "for the first time in history, the Democratic  Congress will not allow an increase in the Social Security COLA." We'll recap ...
During the Middle Ages the idea of charity as a formal economic arrangement  also appeared for the first time. Family members and relatives have always felt  some degree of responsibility to one another, and to the extent that the family had  resources to draw upon, this was often a source of economic security, especially  for ...
Oct 15, 2015 ... The CPI has not risen since the last cost-of-living adjustment in 2015. As a result,  your SSI benefit rate and, for most people, your Social Security benefit amount  will stay the same in 2016. This news isn't necessarily bad. When inflation stays  at the same rate, your cost of living also stays the same. Prices for ...
For the first time in history, the Democratic Congress will not allow an increase in the social security COLA (cost of living adjustment).