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dixiegrrrrl

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12. That COLA means I get an extra 9.00 a month.

Reply to RebelOne (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 05:24 PM

Oct 2012

Which is good, since the charge to simply be hooked up to the gas company will be 9.00 a month in Jan.
Of course, Medicare premiums are scheduled to increase also.

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The UnCOLA: Social Security Recipients To Get Puny Cost-Of-Living Boost (1.5% to 1.7%) In 2013 [View all] Purveyor Oct 2012 OP

I hope to get that much this year, and I am at a fortune 500 company LiberalArkie Oct 2012 #1

We're on Year 4 of no COLA. Robb Oct 2012 #2

Congress should get off their collective asses. nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #4

Isn't this the same COLA measurement that has been used since 1973 or so? JoePhilly Oct 2012 #3

not exactly. they've made hedonic and other adjustments to the calculations. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #9

So what are the specific recent changes? JoePhilly Oct 2012 #11

you asked about 'since 1973'. 1973 = about 40 years ago, not 'recently'. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #14

Right ... so to my primary point ... as you state, there have not been any recent changes. JoePhilly Oct 2012 #16

Well, it is more of a raise than I got at my former job. RebelOne Oct 2012 #5

Catfood 'n peas...it's what's for dinner, Grandma! bullwinkle428 Oct 2012 #6

Not funny. I am a SS recipient and I am already RebelOne Oct 2012 #7

That COLA means I get an extra 9.00 a month. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #12

And this is the sneaky way they reduced Social Security. aquart Oct 2012 #8

How about civilian federal workers, 2.3 million of them. In 2013 they will be in their third year sad sally Oct 2012 #10

Medicare Part B will go up about 7.00 next year. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #13

Oh, wow! Blue_In_AK Oct 2012 #15