Social Security

elated · ‎06-09-2010

I read today the below info on increases for 2017:

Millions of Social Security recipients and federal retirees will get a 0.3 percent increase in monthly benefits next year, the fifth year in a row that older Americans will have to settle for historically low raises.

Rosebud 06 · ‎10-10-2015

I was just thinking about this the other day,since we didnot get a raise last year I am glad to hear that we are getting something this year. I just hope medicare doesnot get a raise. Thank you for the info.

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

I got 2.00 raise

Medicare,just raised last yr. I don't look for it to raise again for some time.

All those still paying 104 will be lifted to, 120,probably, so, we will all pay the same.

LogoFan · ‎03-11-2010

I just received an email from Michael Phelan at Social Security Works. The increase will amount to $5 per month.

If you are interesting in protesting through this agency, you can contact them at "info@socialsecurity works.org." There should be a way to sign the petition to protest this small increase. They bascically are asking people to sign a petition to ask that everyone, including the wealthy, pay their fare share to Social Security,

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

My letter was from the SS office and they told me 2.00

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

unless that's for the folks drawing in the 2,000 range I guess.

Snowpuppy · ‎03-09-2010

Read the entire article. The raise includes those on disability as well as SSI.

65 million Americans get a check every month. That's more than 20% of our population or 1 in 5.

Think it's all retirees? Hardly.

CatsyCline · ‎07-24-2013

i just saw that on my local yokel news. the two 30ish anchors were snickering about how that averages to around $4 a month. hah hah chortle chortle and then hah hah your Medicare will be going up hah hah these two make close to $ 200,000 each.

fthunt · ‎12-24-2010

$5.00 isn't going to help much with a package of stew beef I saw at Wegmans today - couldn't believe my eyes.....$13 plus change for stew quality. I passed!

(and other selections of beef were all in the upper range - $18 - $22 which is why I usually shop a local family owned market for most thing and they have their own butcher shop on site)