Social Security COLA for 2015 lacks fizz
Benefits will rise 1.7% next year, coming to about $20 extra per month. Some argue the increase won't even cover health care inflation
Social Security benefits will rise 1.7% next year for the nation's 58 million beneficiaries, or about $20 a month for the typical retired worker, the Social Security Administration said on Wednesday.
This cost-of-living adjustment for 2015 is slightly above the 1.5% increase for the current year.
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