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COLA, SS for 2007? - 9/17/2006 7:58:00 AM

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ok- the cost of living increase per social security went up 4.1% in 06. im trying to guess if inflation is the same amount this year- so i can determine waht teh increase will be in 07.

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RE: COLA, SS for 2007? - 9/17/2006 8:35:07 AM

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so.....whats this gotta do with soda and hitler?

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RE: COLA, SS for 2007? - 9/17/2006 8:36:26 AM

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so.....whats this gotta do with soda and hitler?

pssst.. SS also stands for Social Security

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RE: COLA, SS for 2007? - 9/17/2006 8:37:30 AM

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Cola also stands for Cost of living allowances.=]

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RE: COLA, SS for 2007? - 9/17/2006 8:37:58 AM

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Psst its a joke.....

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RE: COLA, SS for 2007? - 9/17/2006 8:38:52 AM

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Psst its a joke.....

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RE: COLA, SS for 2007? - 9/17/2006 8:41:09 AM

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Damn those Gestapo soft drink companies! Does Cyclon B go better with Coke? Oh, social security....my bad.

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RE: COLA, SS for 2007? - 9/17/2006 9:20:11 AM

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As a person who deals with SS (no, not the nazi kind) for a living i can reveal that the increase really was a way for people to afford the Part D perscription drug benefits unless they were eligible for extra help according to SS guidelines. The poorest of the poor did get a spendable increase while those at 150+ percent of Federal poverty guidelines about broke even from previous years or at best offset the actual cost of living by a buck or two. i can't say for certain but SS increases have kept up with the Medicare Part B premium increases so that only those who are dually-eligible (Medicare + Medicaid) are seeing any relief at all. i wish it were different.

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RE: COLA, SS for 2007? - 9/17/2006 9:26:23 AM

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As a person who deals with SS (no, not the nazi kind) for a living i can reveal that the increase really was a way for people to afford the Part D perscription drug benefits unless they were eligible for extra help according to SS guidelines. The poorest of the poor did get a spendable increase while those at 150+ percent of Federal poverty guidelines about broke even from previous years or at best offset the actual cost of living by a buck or two. i can't say for certain but SS increases have kept up with the Medicare Part B premium increases so that only those who are dually-eligible (Medicare + Medicaid) are seeing any relief at all. i wish it were different.

Part B. Cyclon B, Social Security, National Socalism.... I'm sensing a pattern here. Oh gawd, i've become a conspiracy theorist! So JFK really was killed by a magic bullet supplied by aliens from area 51 in order to hide the location of the ark of the Covenant and allow the telepathic space clams to work with the CIA using the Haarp array to mentally direct the terrorists of 9-11. It all makes perfect sense now! Elvis died for our sins!

Ummm, too much caffeine this morning. Sorry 'bout that.

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RE: COLA, SS for 2007? - 9/17/2006 9:38:21 AM

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Military retirees like me also get their pay increases based upon COLA. Normally whatever SS gets we got. This year not all will get the 4.1%

http://www.dod.mil/dfas/retiredpay/costoflivingallowancecola/colaincreases.html

Just another example of eroding benefits

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