Tag: social security inflation adjustment
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After a hiatus of two years, it looks as if the Social Security Administration will increase benefits payable in December 2011 by about 3 percent beginning January 1, 2012. This cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) is an important reminder that keeping pace with inflation is one of the attributes that makes Social Security benefits such a unique sourc…