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[LilacTree]

I can remember getting 8% raises in the 80s and thinking it was cheap.

[VioletEyes]

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[mstyrion 1]

On 10/22/2014 Ford1224 said:

I can remember getting 8% raises in the 80s and thinking it was cheap.

ha ha!

Me too, ford. I think those days are gone for good.

Newer employees may get them, but as soon as you start earning the mid point in your pay scale, the raises drop like a stone

[scotttie]

I feel really sorry for people who count on SS for their entire retirement income.

Sadly, I don't think young people now still get it. For whatever reasons, they still don't or can't save.

[Nancy Drew]

Even my generation 53 has saved VERY little. What happened to our country. Did we the gimmies or what?

[Tinkrbl44]

On 10/22/2014 Ford1224 said:

I can remember getting 8% raises in the 80s and thinking it was cheap.

Ditto ...... I also thought that was CHEAP ..... LOL

[moonstone dunes]

Is the COLA calculated on the full SS ? pre-Medicare deduction? Anyone know?

[adelle38]

On 10/22/2014 moonstone dunes said:

Is the COLA calculated on the full SS ? pre-Medicare deduction? Anyone know?

It's calculated on your gross SS income, so yes, it's pre Medicare deductions.

[moonstone dunes]

On 10/22/2014 adelle38 said:

On 10/22/2014 moonstone dunes said:

Is the COLA calculated on the full SS ? pre-Medicare deduction? Anyone know?

It's calculated on your gross SS income, so yes, it's pre Medicare deductions.

thank you

[151949]

On 10/22/2014 MaggieToo said:

That means my check will be less than it is this year. I will have to start paying $39.00 a month more for my insurance coverage, minus the $22.00. My check will be $17.00 lower next year.

So chose a different insurance.