Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Timing is Certainly Suspect....

Isn't it interesting that Social Security will announce an increase on the day of the Presidental Debate and before the election.....Obama has no shame...

Social Security to announce benefits increase


Published October 16, 2012 Associated Press

WASHINGTON – More than 56 million Social Security recipients will find out Tuesday how much their monthly payments will go up next year.

The increase is tied to a government measure of inflation being released Tuesday morning. Preliminary figures indicate the increase will be between 1 percent and 2 percent, which would be among the lowest since automatic annual adjustments were adopted in 1975.

The small increase reflects relatively low inflation over the past year. This year's increase was 3.6 percent.

Social Security payments for retired workers average $1,237 a month, or about $14,800 a year.

About 8 million people who receive Supplemental Security Income will also receive the increase, meaning the announcement will affect about one in five U.S. residents.


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