Our country’s most effective retirement program is Social Security. It was essential in rescuing about 22.5 million people from poverty in 2020, and a recent study by the national pollster Gallup found that it is essential in assisting just under 90% of retirees in sustaining their lives during their senior years.
Over 48 million retirees received benefits from Social Security in September, yet many people still have preconceptions about the program.
The Social Security program also goes through regular adjustments. Every year in the second week of October, the Social Security Administration publishes a fact sheet describing the changes that will affect the program’s beneficiaries and workers who will be contributing in the coming year.
These are the biggest changes to Social Security in 2025.
410 thoughts on “6 Social Security Changes Coming This Year”
I am grateful to receive these updates. This helps to keep me informed. The cost of living continuously goes up and the adjustments to the Social Security allotment is needed. Thanks
How can they call it benefits when it’s our money??? We earned it and let them “borrow” it. And now they don’t want to give it to us and what they do give us they TAX again.. I think that’s double indemnity since they taxed it when we first earned it.. 🤔 and then they give to much to illegals living off us.
I tried to ask if we were getting a cost of living raise and nobody knew what I was talking about and wanted to transfer me to fianacials all I wanted was a yes or no answer
Do not be blinded by these increases in cola. Even those we received these increases. Our groceries goes up, our medical cost goes up and our medication , utilities double if not triple. More and more senior citizens need to work to add to their income – some are homeless and others are afraid they will become homeless
Yes it helps but we are still getting less. For 2025 social security went up 2.5% & Medicare went up 6%. So we are stlll losing.
I am thankful for the raise. However, the government wants to act like they are doing us a favor when they are NOT. Social security is OUR money that they had taken out of OUR checks for our whole working life. They spent OUR money anyway they wanted to, like giving it to the illegal aliens. Especially the Biden administration, and then claimed there is not enough to give it ALL back to us. I hope we get at least most of OUR money back before the government gives it away to those who did NOT earn it.
It’s such a joke that the federal government thinks that a measly 60.00 bucks make up for inflation. That barely buys a tank of gas. The raises should be in the hundreds of dollars. The federal government is a joke which is fed by AARP which is managed by them to feed you lies!
I agree it dosent help at all
I understand about a measly 60 bucks doesn’t seem to measure up. But times that by 100 million people even 60 dollars wont go far. Not to Minchin the Politician that support illegals that are using social security to house and feed them. The courts stopping them from leaving our country. We need to get rid of judges and lawyers that collect money to keep them here they are not citizens of our country hints illegal then why are they treated better than Americans. Just thinking out loud.
Unless I’m reading this wrong, it’s old news. It talks about 2023. I’m concerned about 2025.
We don’t get enough to live on cause they raise the deductible every year so we get no money
I appreciate the cost of living raise we’re getting. The cost of living has gone up tremendously, and the last raise was very needed and helpful!
Yelp, but the process for which you explained has always been that way, illegal or not. You ever heard the saying” they give you $100 and take back $99. Well it’s true. You have to try and balance the economy budget and I think this is one of the ways to do it and justify the process. Just enjoy what you have and the rest will take care of itself or get wealthy and don’t pay any taxes.
1. It’s not a benefit. It’s a retirement fund!! I put money into it my entire life so you could use my money to get rich and then when you give it back to me you call it a benefit? No!
The cost of living doesn’t match thenearly 21% raise in inflation the last 10 years
YEP an INCREASE that won’t meet the current price hikes on everything. PLUS I’ll bet anyone in this country that MEDICARE PRICES will increase. So our SS increase will be gobbled up by the rising Medicare costs. Especially since illegal aliens are getting FREE MEDICAL.! Trying not to be political,just the facts, WATCH AND SEE!
True, but we’re all in denial!
I am not in denile ,, it is the truth,, the aliens get everything by breaking the laws of our land, and they claim that “no one is above the law” well the aliens are they get money, housing, medical, transportation, it is crap….they all need to be sent back to the places they came from… we don’t need their cheap labor or their stealing from our resources,,,Semper Fi ,, …dwc
Couldn’t agree more! The greed of government keeps on growing.
I agree with your comment…government never gives without taking something else and more. And yes, we are paying for all the free housing, clothing, medical for the millions of illegals. Homeless Americans and poverty here with so many that are birn here and worked all their lives…shows you where priorities are and not surprising as usual.
Not only for illegals. For Americans who are legal but avoid working or are working and not making enough money to live.
Vote trump then ????
You forget the most important group we pay for…….. the RICH.
The rich create jobs, that will never change. If you dont want a job and are still jeolous of someone else working hard to become rich. Get over it quit being spoiled thinking you will get everything handed to you
The RICH are at least American citizens and have paid into the system
Thank you for reminding us of the biggest and least entitled group of people who don’t pay federal taxes and continue to separate themselves from the shrinking middle class. At least the illegals pay sales tax and rent, and work their asses off trying to feed their families. Yes, they should enter the country legally, but put yourself in their shoes if you can. No job opportunities where they come from and they have families to support. It’s just a no win situation for either side. I feel for the poor before any millionaire who’s profiting from corporate greed.
No, even the rich pay into SS. Don’t fall for the rhetoric.
Yes we do.
Amen.
That is exactly what is going on!! We’ve got to make sure that the ultra rich, don’t have to pay anything, while we all suffer…Everyone wants to blame the illegal aliens and they are just a dime in the bucket. Everyone is listening to FOX News and getting their opinions from what Fox tells them. No other country recognizes FOX as a news source, in fact some countries ban them. The Ultra Rich ARE our problem, not the bloody immigrants.
HERE HERE!!!
This is just my thinking, my opinion. Please allow me to state it without condemning me for it. Perhaps you are not knowledgeable of who pays the vast majority of taxes in the U.S. it is easy to blame the wealthy (I sometimes think that way myself.) but the wealthy are an important class of Americans. Without them, things would be very different for others. Their wealth helps our country build and grow. Their investments and charitable gifts help everyone. Yes they have lots of money. Perhaps most of them work for it and deserve it.
How do we retirees pay for the rich? What do you consider rich? I’m not rich, but I have common sense and I know from the numbers, the rich pay just as much into the system percentage wise as everyone else. The problem I see is the cutoff of paying into the system. That needs to be raised in my opinion to where is has no cutoff. You make $100,000/yr or $20,000,000/yr and you still pay the same percentage into social security. Just my opand observation….
And yet even with taxes saddled on us citizens to care for illegals, some people still vote for Democrats who abandons our own people & our Veterans. What is wrong with Democrats?
Tampoco es sorprendente que enviamos a Ucrania miles de millones de dólares varias veces al año y sale de nuestros bolsillos. Y a nosotros que nos interesan Ucrania ni Rusia? Porque no paramos esa guerra? Israel está igual o peor y tambien le ayudamos, y también sale de nuestros bolsillos…pagamos esas ayudas…y nadie protesta.!!
I’m retired Army (CW4) and now a Middle and High School substitute teacher who hasn’t seen a pay bump in three school years now for teaching in schools I’m so desperately needed.
I won’t teach anymore until I see a pay raise for the districts I teach for.
We all know about the recent inflation, but the school districts refuse to compensate us for this, and expect us to teach for less buying power every year after factoring inflation.
I feel like the proverbial “red-headed stepchild” who is last to get fed. If I had to teach for my income (thankfully I have a pension), I’d be in trouble to make ends meet, our pay and benefits are so meager.
I don’t understand why the most important professions are paid so poorly (nurses and teachers to name two). The teachers double as free babysitters for the parents who get to go make a living. We all know how difficult it is dealing with kids all day (if it weren’t so, most kids would be home schooled), yet our society places such a low importance on the schools and compensating teachers.
If we paid our teachers better, there would be more competition to become a teacher and we’d have better teachers and thus, better educated students. It’s a win-win situation where we all profit from a small investment in our teachers whom are currently struggling to get by.
Please support your local schools and teachers. We need all the help we can get. Thank you.
For God’s sake, stop saying this because it’s not true. Before you spread misinformation, check the laws of the country, making it against the law to do what you are stating.
are we? or are they working. Did they gripe about our ancestors coming to this country from foreign countries
Illegal people pay to our government $3 billion dollars every year that they do not get back it goes into the Social Security fund from their checks that they cannot get because they don’t have a Social Security number. They don’t have a legal right to be here so it just accumulates there, so I’m saying that it’s gonna be defunded due to lock of funds is a lie besides baby boomers are all old so they’re saying that we’re gonna go bankrupt by 2030 but how many of us are really gonna be around that long will be in heaven by 2030 many of us
You same people complaining about “illegals” are the same who complain about the homeless (who you now claim are being neglected) Where have you been? I’d much rather my taxes go to any and all “illegals” needing support, than funding the worst genocide in a generation.
Immigrants pay taxes, including for social security, but they cannot collect social security. When you agree to pick agricultural products in searing heat or numbing cold, clean people’s houses, build houses and all for minimum pay, then you can criticize. Wait until the price of everything you do in life doubles or triples for lack of workers, and tariff costs get passed onto you, then you will be complaining again. Grow up and research what you are talking about because you sound totally uninformed.
I worked at a popular restaurant chain. They hired illegals. The worst part was, one i worked with bragged that he was attending college (fully paid by government funds) under a second set of “papers” . We need better vetting of illegals and NO MORE HANDOUTS. Why are we not using these funds for military vets or legal US citizens. Our immigration system is a joke.
And many that were born here and never worked using welfare which workers who make enough to pay taxes also support: Housing, child care, Food Stamps, Medicaid, and a cash deposit called TANF.
Ryan tu eres un MAGA Trump Racista, ya pronto los gringos van a ser la minoria, la puerta de la frontera esta abierta gracias a Joe BIden y ahora la tierra de los estados unidos van a ser conquistada, VIVA MEXICO.
Trump lovers are NOT racist. We are all for legal immigration.
EXACTLY!! Thank you!
Some people believe all the lies spread about Trump.
Are you talking about the 34 counts convicted felon and sexual assaults’ felony as well. Those are documented facts. He is a a convicted criminal as well. Also a fact.
Unfortunately what we generally hear aren’t lies. The truth we do learn about is indeed alarming but no where near as heinous what we have yet to fully learn about Trump. Most assuredly it’s not praiseworthy.
what scares me the most is people complain about politicians and dont trust them but they trust a billionaire whos does not give a rats ass about anyone but himself and his fellow billionaires. No ownder Trump laughs at all the red neck idiots that support him. Its really hilarious and in a lot of ways it pretty damn sad just how stupid people are while he laughs in your faces
Exactly what lies are you referring to. I will guarantee you Biden tells more and Kamala tells even more than Biden and their lies affect us and our pockets, our safety and a lot more. So tell me about Trumps lies.
most are not lies .if a lie is repeated often enough, it is accepted as truth, by some, people. con man tatic.. so sad!
Truth is not lies.
His word has & never will be the truth.
Your life, your freedom, your financial well being is no concern of his.
Hes always been that way.
Project 2025 demolishes our S.S.
Trumps 2018 tariffs just dropped off and our cost of living will get better & is getting better.
If he’s not voted in, he’s going in!
Good riddens!
Yes and some listen and laugh at the crap coming out of his mouth!
Yup he never spreads Lies? Because is a “BIG – LIE”, He’s an “ASSHOLE” Who only Loves Himself and “Dictators” too I have no Respect for the “JERK-OFF”
A lot of people are busy working hard they don’t see there are only a couple of TV stations these days that only tell the truth. And there are some people just not intelligent enough to understand who are the real culprits out there that lie to us law abiding good Americans….just so they can to have power….
I do believe after speaking to mostly people in the stores, malls, on the street, on the phone that aren’t happy to what has been going on these days that they are starting to realize what they have to do for things to better….at the voting booths…
Trump is a bastard and a thief and a criminal and was convicted of 91 counts of felonies, he should be in PRISON!!!!
You will now experience his truth. Goodluck
They are not lies, they are true. He IS a convicted felon and rapiost SMH
Some people don’t believe in the truth about Trump. Separation of children from their mothers, his promise to pardon Jan 6 criminals, and his admiration for authoritarians like Putin (who he gave access to COVID testing at the height of the epidemic before Americans). Social media is not the place to get your facts and if you do use a fact-check app to confirm. Our lives/future depends on knowing the truth.
And most of you who support this villian either don’t know how to fact check (this includes reading not listening solely to phony fox) and are now too embarassed to admit you voted for this fascist!
Totally agree but I blame the LIBERAL LOONEY NETWORKS WHO SPREAD LIES!
WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE, HOWEVER. PRESEDENT TRUMP changes his rhetoric, the tone and attitude and over the top name calling, unfair descriptive judgments, and body language, a liar to cover his butt he will always be and that is said not out of believing what people who dislike him and believe them is not what I am saying. I AM saying, people are believing what he says and don’t use common sense to understand that he does not say or do anything unless it makes him look good He has Proven himself by himself to be perceived as a liar and bully and racist to some and to others a strong, fearless saint and demi-god and love the guy. To me I can’t stand anymore to listen to him with all his self praise and acclamations and arrogant language and name calling, insults and lack of respect for the American Born and immigrants that want a better life by coming here by following the rules and laws for entry.
What about all the thousands of lies Trump tells? That’s ok you all believe him. That’s why the country is not great again it’s going to shit. Keep believing him, until it bites you in the a$$.
And the party of common sense.
Exactly! Thank You! I’m sick of people bashing him.
All the ones I’ve met are. Thank God they are few and far between. The drink too much koolaid
100% True!!
Reply to Jeff: SOME are not but many others are.
So true
Absolutely!!! Don’t know why they think he is not for it. He is a good kind man.
Donald Trump is the biggest RACIST in the USA
Believe it or not, you are just in denial
Trump is a felon. 34 counts. Using campaign funds to bribe a prostitute. He lusts after his daughter. With Epstein he had sex with underage girls. He is Putin’s pussy. He is hateful and now talks about putting Liz Cheney in front of a firing squad because she disagrees with him. He said he only hues the best, and yet 40 of his top administration officials including his Vice president don’t support him. Get your head out of the dark place. He is poison and you are fools for supporting him. Republicans want to destroy SS and Medicare. Wake up!
Connect this to the Rule of Law. Once this breaks down, we are all in BIG trouble.
AMEN.
Exactly, its when ppl from other countries come here, getting things for “free” on our dime, our meaning ppl who’ve paid into the system, thats not right. Come here right, your more than welcome. Come here illegally thinking you can keep on screwing us, I dont think so.
Trump lovers are uneducated people who believe all the lies he tells them about immigrants. They live in poverty and refuse to educate themselves with the facts. He’s a cult leader and a criminal who lies every single day. The fact is all his wives are immigrants with the exception of Marla Maples. They’re also white and yes he’s a racist and a blasphemous little man who tries to pass himself off as a messiah.
You are an idiot, illegal aliens cannot, that’s CANNOT get free medical! Stop listening to bullshit info, ie Cheeto Benito.
rump lovers are racist and naive. I cannot believe that the stupid rump voters think rump the convicted felon cares about them.
I agree with you. As an American temporarily resident in Britain I can faithfully say, on observation, that the National Health Service is so overwhelmed by the sheer number of illegal immigrants, many of whom abuse the generosity of the WELFARE STATE, in receipts of social benefits which are denied even to the indigenous Brits and those who emigrated from the former British colonies
Exactly, thank you for your post
A vote for Trump is a vote for racists because you hate whatever your dear leader Drumpf! Tu racista Punta madre!
Absolutely true!!!
Trump loves are racist. You can explain it away any way you wish to but calling a detention center Alligator Alcatraz and then laughing about it is racist.
Vivir EN MEXICO , Pedro.
As always, people from your nationality expect hard working Americans to continually pay for and fund illegal immagrants from 3rd world countries that haven’t contributed a single penny to our healthcare system. Please do everyone a tremendous favor and leave
Yes 🙌. You said what I was thinking!!!!
You are lumping all migrants into the same category when obviously you do not know their situations. While we should look at procedures by which people come into the US, I find it really ironic that we complain since we really are all immigrants. None of us have been invited in since the early days when more workers were needed here. Who invited your ancestors in???
So if they leave who’s going to do the work they were doing???? YOU????
You’re right. But your health care, social security, welfare, tax cost taken out of your paycheck as al blue collar worker, tax return, utilities, school, veteran benefits especially, and morel, all are affected based on who you vote for. If you like Trump, extra $100 tax on water bill. In California , II had a 900% increase for all utilities all benefits food and health care denied, They took everything from me, tortured me to death twice in California hospitals. My internal injuries are undeniable proof so they hide it all. The police,FBI, VA and more, say, murder, torture and extortion of honorable veterans in any hospital regardless of undeniable proof, is not a reportable crime. You have to sue. . If you don’t vote, they want to know that too. I haven’t been allowed to see any x-ray CT or MRI or know the status of my health in over 15yrs. I haven’t had a dollar or food for 5 yrs. Now they want to dump onto Medicare so the millions of needed organ surgeries they caused, is left to the tax payers. California, Nevada and others, no longer have a tax payers bill of rights, constitution, and more. You can’t get a medical malpractice lawyer in California or Nevada, labor rights lawyer, tax, insurance, and anyone who will defend you against all government agencies and IRS. I worked for national security and public safety 15yrs plus five in the military. I worked for Air Force, navy and army, plus Congress and House 3yrs, and head Whitehouse guard. This is how my home state treats military heroes. They took everything I own and earned and worked for. They took my health my future and my family and friends away. They block all credit and stock trades 5 years!! NOT ONE DOLLAR. WHILE IN CRITICAL CONDITION. I know how COVID was spread who did it when and how to prove it. Who do you tell? I guess national security and public safety isn’t important. Especially when my own employer was responsible. Who would I report to? The public isn’t safe anymore.
Pedro, do you ever blame the Mexican government for the bad situation that poor Mexicans are in?
Unfortunately the corruption has no limits. There is corruption all over the world and Unfortunately some of us are so ignorant to the fact that all the corruptors have been taking advantage of us the real working people. Mexico’s governments have been enjoying their lifes on our expenses, and it is a fact that every president that has taken the leadership; has retired with an insane amount of money; and this is also a fact. Mexico has suffer (the working citizens) because of the corruption within the government and it is why the economy has suffered for long time, Mexico is very reach on natural resources and to the points of sufficiently been able to supply to other countries. Where is the money (we asked)?, As long as corrupt leaders represent our governments; it will never stop, the economies will fail and we will always suffer. Exactly what we are experiencing right now in the US of A.
Presidents come in with a low self budget and 4 years later when they leave; their money has more than multiplied ✖️ 10 +. We should all try becoming a high governments representative, is EASY MONEY. And to Pedro’s comments; stop dreaming on seeing this Country becoming a third world Country. Do some research over the internet, you can self teach by studying some history and stop being so ignorant.
No , I bet he doesn’t . The victim cad is only played in America. Likewise people that condemn the history in the US, rarely reflect on the historical savagery of their native country.
U gottta know MX history first and then American history and then maybe Mr Pedro can continue to comment.
why does mexican government allow them pass through mexico?
If you are so in awe of your country, you might think about going back? If you think Biden is so wonderful, guess what, he is trying to make our country exactly like your country. You know, the one you just escaped from to get free stuff? You are just being used for his benefit.
Biden isnt the wouldbe dictator. You should put down your koolaid jug and do some research instead of buying into the Trump BS.
Exactly. They don’t even know that all the freebies is just bait. They think they had it bad where they were, a brand new communist country will be uncharted worse. Especially if is the United States, it’s what all the other countries have been waiting for.
Don’t forget TEXAS, CA, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada was a Mexican Territories you like it or not taken by force by Anglos.
It’s so great why don’t you go back to Mexico? I’m not going back to Italy, no way motherfucker! God bless America!
Viva USA.I am not a racist. I’m an 82 year old American and a veteran.
Ignorante, nadie menciona a Mexico y la unica razon de los democratas que permiten la entrada a este pais ilegalmente es solo para obtener votos a favor, Si no le gusta a los Estados Unidos vuelva a su pais que me imagino ahi estara mejor!
Could you translate that for me ? Lol
Pedro is racist. He is anti-American. He is hateful. SSI won’t help a Mexican. Pedro is a liar.
Find Your racist way back to the border and cross it back to your own country your contribution when you come here starts at 0 we owe you nothing !
Vete Para tu mejico,entonces que esperas.
If the America takes care of you the least you need to is respect the language and learn to speak it. As an Italian immigrant I became a citizen but 1st I learned the English language.
Stop being a pathetic tool Pedro. Your leftist bumper sticker rants do not pass for thoughtful comments. Try doing a little research outside of your alphabet media bubble a get some facts. Don’t live your life as an ignorant tool of the left.
Pedro, Rayan no es racista el esta hablando de una realidad que estamos viviendo aquí. Yo soy Mexicana y e trabajado toda mi vida en EU, ya quiero retirarme porque ya estoy vieja y cansada pero tengo miedo no poder porque Biden les esta dando todos lo beneficios a la gente que esta entrando y les esta dando el dinero que nosotros contribuimos para nuestro retiro. Y si México fuera tan bueno yo no me hubiera venido de allá. Así que no vengas con patriotismo aquí porque no te queda. Ah y si la tierra de los Estados Unidos va a ser conquistada va a terminar como México corrupto y lleno de Narcos. No entiendo salimos de nuestros países por la vida triste que vivíamos y quieren volver este País igual que los países de los que salimos.
in case people don’t know what you said: Ryan, you are a Racist MAGA Trump, soon the gringos will be the minority, the border gate is open thanks to Joe Biden and now the land of the United States will be conquered, LONG LIVE MEXICO.
todos estamos a favor de la inmigración legal
English is STILL the primary language in USA…
Trump is not a racist, he loves this country and the people of this country. Open your eyes and see what the Democrat are doing,there peoples behind controlling them. Look at Biden they just booted him out, those are the Racist people. There’s alot of Hate,alot of anger and racists. Please lets MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.
Idiot
So if it’s Viva Mexico, why are you here? I wouldn’t live in Mexico and say Viva USA, so if Mexico is so great just head south and you’ll run into it.
You must be an illegal alien, Pedro. Either that or you’re living under a rock.
Viva Mexico Y Death to USA, right?
Pedro, viva Mejico y Los Estados Unidos tambien.
You can’t even write English, go home!
Quedate En mexico, Viva Donald J Trump…HUEY
You are free to leave this country and go back to the country you ran away from. I have no faith in you at all. You are the type of person who will never support the country you live in. Proof is that you can not even wright or speak english. I am sure this government gave you an I phone. Use the translation app or maybe you will speak english in Mexico where you belong
I’m paying 160.00 in taxes every week,I’m 62 years old and I have worked since I was 18 and if I work till I’m 65 I’m going to get 2000 a month, and I have not got a thing free from another country,why doesn’t Mexico give there own people free housing and food to live,don’t blame Trump cause I voted for him to make my future better,get into politics and make Mexico great again…..
why don’t you write it in English where everybody can read it or are you scared of the true.
U live here in the states and you cant speak english? Nice……………………..if u like MX so much, go back!
Verte a Mexico porque Biden pedio y ahora Trump va aser Presidente y el no los va a permitir venir aqui. Buena suerte y cuidate de Trump.
realmente estupida un verdadero imbecil
Anyone that voted for trump a second time is ignorant. Putting a felon out on bail in the Whitehouse is sickening. He is a liar a racist a rapist and a greedy pig
Viva America, racista el senor pedro. America para Amaericanos. Siempre America, de nada a
Mexico. Viva America.
I don’t want to pay for medical care for criminals. If you come here illegally, you broken the law and are a criminal.
You need your remittances taxed heavily. Hopefully that will come about.
Ya que eres mejicano –mira a ver lo que puedes hacer en tu pais para obtener la misma libertad y benefisios que tienes en los Estados Unidos. Me imagino que la presidenta y los que estan en el congrso y senado te van a escuchar y alabarte.
Ice is looking for those who are illegals…so soon maybe costs will be cut some since every American is paying for freeloaders…..another way to cut costs would be to stop paying for incarcerated criminals…eye for an eye would be swift justice
You need to do your research. Be legal, pay taxes, be a Patriot to these great United States. If you don’t want that, GET OUT. VIVA AMERICA!
Even if your end up correct; your negativity is outstanding! How would you like to be a Ukrainian? If Our county is in the shitter it’s because more than ever people like you would rather complain about everything instead of appreciating where we are lucky enough to live.
Boy are you right. I am so tired of people who complain about social security, the government, et al.
All my ancestors all the way back to the Revolutionary war paid the price. And for ever war this country has ever fought. If you want to come here after I have lost so many realitives an friends with me being a Vietnam err veteran you could show some respect or get the he’ll out of the country we have given lives for.
amen…….1963 -1966 leg blown off Vietnam
I so agree with you.
RIGHT ON!!!
I agree as a Viet Nam Vet myself.
A true veteran would not talk like you. You was just a name and number.
I voted for Trump 3 times. Our history is similar — my people have fought and died in every war since 1620. I am a Vietnam Vet To watch these Dem Marxists turn this Country into a third world country hurts my very soul. Hopefully President Trump will keep using the courts to make MSM pay for their careless outlandish lies and hopefully clean out the DOJ and CIA and DHS to where they will at least hesitate to back the Marxist Ideology.
Yes, You are correct. Freedom is not free. Thank you for your service and I cannot wait for the mass deportation that Trump is going to initiate.
Agreed. We Americans are LUCKY enough to be born here (for the most part). All of our forefathers are the ones that came from other countries to give us the privilege of being citizen’s. Count your blessings!,
I’m with you
do you realize how many countries have free healthcare for their citizens and many have free college. US is not the best country and getting worse under the leadership of a Hitler wannabe!!
Hitler wannabe huh? He’s definitely not that. You are obviously influenced & manipulated by the lying left. Hitler is their name for Trump. He lives by the laws & constitution whereas the opposition does not. They lie, steal & cheat. They will go to extremes for power & money. Not Trump.
you are right
Yes, you have spotted that too. I also see where people who have never paid into SS at all are getting better checks than those who have worked for 45 years or more. The COLA doesn’t even come close to covering the price increases on all necessities. Oh and they never considered the fact retirees UNH and BLUE Cross raised their rates to, so yes, what we got, which we now have to pay taxes on was all sucked up by other increased. so it was not a wash but the increase cut into our fixed income.
Agreed
I agree. We have to pay ridiculous costs to pay for ILLEGAL INVADERS free insurance. I
Well all I can say is if you want equality and a better country to live in then vote Biden out and Trump back in.
Oh right! You want to live under an authoritarian government? Then soon you will have no rights. Your money will be taken by the “State.” Did you not see your leader attempt a coup in this country? He attempted to subvert our democracy because he admires leaders like Putin, Erdogan and Kim Jong Un. If that’s how you feel why don’t you just move to Moscow, Turkey or North Korea? I think you’d soon have a change of heart about tRump.
Ann that’s just going a little over board. We are in this mess because of Joe Biden and friends. Gas prices are almost doubled and food prices are out of this world and all the democrats have done is let the flood gates open for every body in the world to come here and live off the American people. I live in what used to be a quiet little town but the last 3 and a half years it has turned into little Mexico. I worked from the time I was 14 and now I am retired and can’t live off what I get but all the people coming over the boarder are living real good. Somethang is wrong with that picture.
Your information is reversed: Socialist Democrats are pro-communism and Donald Trump is is pro-Capitalism and Individual Rights via US Constitution. You are, and continue to be, duped by ABC CBS NBC CNN MSNBC NPR PBS and Disney, Paramount, Universal, and Warner-Bros that are 100% owned and controlled by pro-Communism Marxists that believe common people are cattle that need to obey their Marxist masters.
Biden is canceling student debt …taxpayers will pay for that. This is illegal…taxpayers are paying to recruit foreigners in other countries flying them here free medical education college housing. We the people we not considered in that. We are living in authoritarian/socialist government. We need a jubilee replace all officials.
Guess you are real happy with the state of affairs our country is I’m? To us average people, we are struggling to survive because of bidenomics and demand a change but people like you just don’t care. If fact, you’re probably one of those people the go ernment is giving everything to
Ann did you get your abortion at the dnc.
Donald Trump worked as president for free.
Joe Biden 50+.years in government made his family rich .please wake up!
For a moment I thought about arguing with your assertions but quickly gave up that idea. Attempting to enlighten, educate, discuss with, argue or otherwise debate an issue with an internet idiot whose closed mind on the subject will remain so is a lost cause. No amount of information can be drilled into the cavity between its ears. The exercise is entirely frustrating and a comprehensive waste of time and effort, very much akin to the procedure of administering medicine to the DEAD.
DUH Ann, were you living here when TRUMP was in office? Are you better off with BIdenomics? An honest answer will tell you. Much as I dislike some of his dumb remarks, he is a better than average manager. In the real world, the plant manger, store manager, etc. are not always popular or personable. As to talking with the leaders we don’t like, I prefer that a whole bunch over going to war. Only way you can negotiate a peaceful existence is to talk with those you disagree with. A wise man once taught me to talk and work out our differences, because whenever we fight, both sides lose something. NO one wins a war or a fight. I am hoping we do not find out what the Muslim world thinks about a female president. I do not approve of their attitudes towards women, but they do not ask for my or your approval. It takes a remarkable woman to stand up to those dictators, and a cackling laugh just won’t get it.
You don’t have clue as to what you are talking about. I think you are just an uninformed Dumocrat.
Your ignorant is all I can say
Biden was the one getting more authoritarian when he made it a mandate to get the unsafe and ineffective vaccine with the military. Trump said “you don’t have to take the vaccine” Biden is the one who accepted money from Russia, China and Ukraine. Did you know that US had a treaty with Russia put in place many years ago not to advance closer to his border. Ukraine honored that treaty, yet Biden replaced that Ukrainian leader and found another leader who double crossed Putin and broke the treaty. The result is the current war there, that lead to the deaths of 600,000 children. Biden Harris yield to the military Industrial Complex and promote the forever wars.
I guess “you” want to live under a gov’t like Venezuela! That’s what Harris will give you!
Take your meds, sweetie.
The world will be brighter in the morning.
Your post is just disgusting and YOU need to get your ass out of America. We don’t need things like you here.
It’s not our problem it’s their problem. But Americans can’t go over to Mexico and pull the shit that u all do over here . They would just kill u there. We couldn’t go over there and demand and expect for that coz try to give us free housing money food and protest and destroy their stuff and we expect them to cater to us no they wouldn’t. So really either leave on ur own or get deported ur all trash
Boy are you wrong. Trump attempted a coup? Are you insane? The democrats did have a coup. And they are the power hungry ones, not Trump. They want to make America a socialist/communist country. Not Trump. He’s all about the constitution. Free speech, the second amendment, the people having more power. He’s for smaller government. The democrats want censorship, want to control everything & take away our guns.
I agree to that,Biden is trying to get re-elected on the backs of hard working citizens. Giving money out to buy votes. I am voting for Trump! Best president we ever had,and hope to have again!
You are a damn fool!
you are so blind when it comes ro thrump
trump only care about himselp,just wait until the 2025 proje,ct start up,you will see.
After reading just a few comments/idiotic on this platform I can definitely see the hate that is still being taught to our poor children and grandchildren, its sad how yt people still try to justify the wrong and evil deeds in the name of their god($$$$). Shameful and disgusting perpetual behavior.
if you vote “TRUMP” back in get ready to kiss up to Russia & North Korea’, I’m not kissing up to no ones “DictatorSHIT” “FN” Assess!!!! That includes “TRUMP the CHUMP”
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When you get Trump you won’t be able to get rid of him..If he has billionaires under his thumb where do you think that leaves you.. Remember what happened when the people chose Brabus over Christ.
Ronald, sorry to say you better get ready for the worst with Donald Trump with these next 4 years than the great depression. He would not spit on you if you were on fire nor any of them would. God have mercy on all of us. you have followed THE BIGGEST CULT MOVEMENT SINCE JIM JONES IN GHANA, WHEN HE TOLD ALL HIS FOLLOWERS TO DRINK THE KOOL-AIDE AND THEY ALL DIED AND HE KILLED HIMESLF AS WELL AS HE WAS GOING TO BE KILLED BY THE USA ‘S FBI
Ya well if u vote for Kamala u will have a whole lot more to lose. Have u heard of FEDNOW??? THEY WILL NOT ONLY HAVE ACCESS TO UR CHECKING ACCOUNT BUT THEY WILL DO WHAT EVER THEY WANT WITH UR $ AND THERE WONT BE A DAMN THING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. IM SURE U THINK THIS COULD NEVER HAPPEN IN AMERICA BUT I ASSURE U IT CAN AND IT WILL IF U VOTE DEMS BACK IN. NOT MU OPINION. FACTS! BUT JUST IGNORE ME. AND U WILL SEE. I PROMISE U! WATCH!
And think if they leave and they will not you going to get more money??? You’re dumb as the elected president. You will not see one penny. Trump use you and many others for a vote. Tell us how much money you gain the last time he was president???? and you think you going to get more
Dont let the facts get in the way of your racists misinformation from Fox and Newsmax., Illegals dont get SS because they have not paid into it. But keep giving your hard earned money to the Con Man and his family while complying your SS costs are going up. What an idiot!!
You and your ancestors were ALL ILLEGAL INVADERS!!
Ryan, you are 100% correct!!!
I got a lousy increase of $100 a month, so that’s just a measly $25 a week. I can now eat at McDonald’s once a week…whoopee shit!!!
I think everyone who thought SS would be enough to live off, were really not up on the fact it’s so little, until it they retired and don’t get enough to really live and now the cost of living is sky high for even working people let along retired & depending on SS. It was never enough and I don’t thing it was ever meant to be our sole income. I believe it was meant to be supplemental income coupled with savings. But not many were able to save much when they worked. It’s just “something”, better than nothing.
Ok I’m guilty of not saving. But if it is a supplemental income then we should be allowed to work and make money without decrease in current benefits
You are 100% correct. SS was alway only meant to be a supplemental income. I constantly see people with $20 and $30 worth of pop or booze in their grocery carts or going out to eat all of the time. Then they bitch because they don’t have enough money. Too much consumerism going on!
The original SS in the 30s was meant only to supplement the old people when they went to live with their children and were expected to die soon after age 65. The world is different now.
You think we the people of these United States are suffering now, just wait a while longer. S..ts gonna hit the fan.
What about that crooked windfall act that! I’m a federal retiree that act reduced my retirement to less than 320 dollars a month but yet I put in the same or maybe more than a average worker,thank you Joe for getting rid of that scam now i want what’s due to me and my back pay,how was i supposed to live on such a small amount it seems I was punished for being a federal employee, thanks again joe and the senate for voting that scam out
Sorry Julie, but fast food just went up a bunch .
No Julie you can eat five days a week since McDonalds has the five dollar meal deals!!!!
You got it made, I got a lousy 18 dollars, what kinda cost of living is thar. When you’re poor, you stay poor, because of the government.
exactly right…the COLA has already been erased…
All my COLA went toward an increased Medicare Part B premium. And because the COLA increased my gross Social Security benefits, I will owe more Federal Income tax. The COLA turns into a negative COLA for me.
retirees getting SS should no longer pay income taxes.
if you just receive SSI, you are not paying income tax. But, if you have another $30K-$50K in IRAs, Interest, and/or capital gains…. then, you pay taxes. The average retiree has these. So there AGI is $50K+. It’s just as if you were working and making $50K.
not necessarily true. Depends on what you earned and receive in SSI. I went back to work after retiring because my SSI was covering less and less of my expenses. So went back to work and paid my house off, I was in fear of having to live under a overpass in a cardboard box because house payment kept going up because taxes and insurance were getting out of site and other expenses also rising. I am now taxed at a higher level because of course they count my SSI. Even after paying my house off, prices have doubled and eaten any gains I made in feeling comfortable. I’m still in the prior situation!!! Things do not look like they are getting any better as long as we have this Admin in office. Work till I die I guess!!
biden in the 90’s voted to tax S.S.
The Reagan administration initiated the policy to tax Social Security.
Taxing SS started in the 1980s.
It was Reagan and the Reagan administration that started the policy to tax Social Security. That started under the Reagan admin.
And think if they leave and they will not you going to get more money??? You’re dumb as the elected president. You will not see one penny. Trump use you and many others for a vote. Tell us how much money you gain the last time he was president???? and you think you going to get more
Just be glad Biden didn’t get his filthy hands on Social Security. He was too distracted with all his other crimes. I think they should pay us interest on the money they borrowed from Social Security take away.
Yes you are taxed depending on what state you live in. Your SS is taxed I live in Louisiana. You pay taxes all your working life now they want to tax you on SS that’s not right.
Just remember joe biden as a sitting senator in early 1990s was THE deciding vote in the US senate To TAX social security! Republicans need to get that out.
You mean good WHITE immigrants?
Do you know how voting in the Senate actually works? Yiu act as if Biden cast one vote and nobody (on either side) had a say. Foolish rhetoric
Reagan is the reason we pay taxes on our social security…because he lowered the taxes on the rich and corporations, had to make up for the loss in revenue.
My Social Security is not taxable. When I was in the military the pay was really low. I remember being eligible for food stamps. Watch many guys take their discharge so they can make the big money. I stayed in because I wanted the retirement and medical. Now I have completely free medical in America, and my SS is not taxable. Got my 100% from the VA which is also not taxable. I can live just about anywhere in the world. I moved to Thailand because I can not receive the medical care I want in America and have to pay for a good portion of it, but I am happy with what I receive.
I agree SS shouldn’t be tax again…..I don’t mind paying taxes on my paycheck earnings,but I do get angry when they take 85% of my SS and add it to what I earned each year and tax it as well and on top of that the money I get back from the state (i work for) from the medicare that they took out of my SS is return ,and it get added to my earnings and tax again……it sucks…..I went back to work so Ican pay bills off,and travel a little bit…..I very tired and I’m 72 yrs old.
I agree with S S not being taxed
Hear hear!
You are exactly right.
Nice for any increase, but some states tax again the SS payments. I have contacted several politicians in my state (MN), and this year some action finally looks like it will be taken. Keep after them for change.
Amen to your comment. I have been complaining to my Congresswoman and Senator for years about double taxation. Nothing done. I am tired of paying for all the perks that the illegals coming across get and those who have never paid a dime. The Star Tribune two years ago posted what the Somalians coming here to settle are getting and who is paying for that!
You showing you are a racist. Just be honest they from a country with dark skin they the problem. Asian and Mexican was the problem. You people blame everyone but yourself. You just lazy your kids are lazy and you blame other’s. 75% of white America are on food stamps. Look it up. So you are the real problem and the lazy kids you keep putting put.
This particular increase to SS benefits in 2023 (8.7%) is the highest in many years. Additionally, the Part B premium to Medicare went down this year from $170.10 in 2022 to $164.90 for 2023. These changes were made to help Seniors in light of recent inflation. I approve of the job that the Government is doing to adjust these critical programs as needed to help Seniors.
The raise we got in SS this year was a Cost Of Living raise that was put in a few years back ..Not by this administration .. It was the law .. They had to give it to us .. Lucky us ..
Wrong! SS gives a Cost of Living Adjustment every year, and it’s based on the increase in a standard set of market basket items!
Janis, you’re correct about the annual col for ss. However, they increase the Medicare premium by the same amount as the col increase.. They probably increase the col by what they plan to increase the Medicare premium based on the Medicare expenses. The government keeps better track of Medicare costs in various facilities than they do the cost of living to Medicare recipients. This is obvious when Medicare reduces reimbursements to those facilities (doctors, hospitals, etc. ) as well as Medicare individual policyholders.
The increase to SS benefits does not even touch the cost of inflation as the cost of food, gas prices, interest rates, clothing, rent, etc continually rise. One trip to the grocery store cancels out any SS increase received from government by seniors.
Yes, yes, and Yes! Right on every point!
So true! I am sick of having to still work and see my hard earned benefits go to people who never worked, either those born here or in another country.
White American own 76% of food stamps. Look it up. We could save money if we could get them to work. The main ones complain and about to cut there own meal ticket. I can’t wait to see that happen. They will blame trump for cutting food stamp.
Medicare premium is increasing. I read it a while ago…not sure what
the new rate will be.
Medicare premium increased to over $200 for 2025. Most of these comments are old from 2022 and 2023.
So true and those increases make you ineligible for other government assistance such as food stamps and Medicaid and dual health insurance benefits based on the fact you exceed the income requirements to qualify. And as you stated they increase part B premiums that eat up supposed increase.
I totally agree with your comment. SSA is good to a point, but then medicaire goes up but not enough to make a big difference, SSA gives you a little raise in January, but it’s just not enough.
The Harris team is trying to keep you from learning that substantial increases are coming in Medicare. They used the Inflation Reduction Act to take some federal tax-payer dollars to temporarily reduce Medicare premiums….but boy is the increase coming….
Oh yeah! U hit the nail on the head friend! Just wait and see what happens if Kamala gets in there. I can’t imagine that could actually happen but Dems are determined to do anything necessary to keep trump out of there so….. there’s probably NOTHING we can do stop it except pray.
Yes every time we get a raise. My rent up 25.00, car insurance. The 174.50 part B health. water. Electric, etc
I totally agree with your comment. I feel the exact same way as you…they (SSA) des not give us enough “raise” each year.
Ryan,get your head out of the sand, either you are senile, uninformed, a maga maggot or all of them.
People who have not contributed to SS and Medicare, are not eligible for these benefits.
Both the worker and the employer have to have had to pay into the program in order for the worker or his beneficiaries to collect benefits.
Get informed, remember “it’s okay for people to think that you are stupid, than to write stupid things and remove all doubt”
Agree
Biden has been a detriment to Americans, sending billions to another country, our Retirement. I never liked Democraps, an this POS has emphasized why I hate politics, raised in early 1950. We have seen so many changes, I pray Our Lord comes back in my lifetime. God help us. From killing jobs, open borders, stopping drilling, bring murderers across the borders, burning our American Flag, killing our troops in Afghanistan giving away our military gear to ISIS. I pray for our Country. Our families fought in foreign wars so we could have PEACE, from WW2, Pearl Harbor, Korea to have these idiots give our Country away. What are we going to do about it.
You are absolutely right. On all counts. We can’t even break even, let alone get ahead !!!!
your right .
Amen to that!! We are the ones getting hit the hardest, food, clothing, shelter and medical going through the roof.
I am tired of the freebies that these undeserving morans are getting. They act as if they’ve worked for it without being born here. This current administration is to blame for this and now we are suppose to vote for Kama Sutra Harris because???
EXACTLY! Social Security’s problems could be solved instantly if the limit on the income taxable were raised. Currently only the first $170,000 (approx) is subject to Social Security withholding, an amount that hasn’t been changed in years. If that were significantly raised or better yet Eliminated SS would not only be made solvent for the foreseeable future but benefits could likely be increased as well.
Of course those earning above that must be protected from paying their fair share..therefore let’s shift the blame to cat-eating “illegal” immigrants… ‘Mer-icans will believe it. Wake up Folks.
You are 100% correct! That’s what they do everytime you get that misley little hike! This is the worst place for seniors to be in comparison to other countries that take very good care of their senior citizens. They respect them. Here?they just want us to leave this planet asap!
I think you are spot on, in fact I heard the cost of Medicare is going up around $10.00 a month.
You are absolutely right
You are so right Ryan…this happens every year regardless of any increases. We laugh every year when the increases are announced knowing we won’t see one penny of it….the government gives and takes away. I make the lowest amount on the charts and I defy anyone to try to live on this amount….it can’t be done.
So true
Yes – every time we get an increase to SSec that is what is the next thing that happens ! We did get a decent increase this year tho, at least I saw mine go up a chunk I actually noticed !
I agree! I just learned that my secondary insurance is going up $50 a month and I’m sure Medicare will go up too just like it did last year! While I appreciate a raise in social security, it won’t even cover the insurance price increases so, just like last year, I/we will be even poorer!
Even worse, those taking over, the trickle down economics ilk might just make sure this raise never happens.
Watch and see alright. trump wants to cut social security and medicare benefits while giving more tax braks to his billionaire buddies! and trillion dollar corporations. WATCH AND SEE ?You trump suppoprters just can’t get any dumber!
You are 100% correct. Even then I believe that we will have to pay more on TOP of the anticipated amount. We get screwed now matter what angle you approach the from.
Hi you are so right. I am an immigrant from Cuba but nobody ever handed anything to me I had to follow the law apply for my papers and work hard since I was 15 years old nd have never stopped. I earned my social security.
Oh yes, its part of the plan!!
You are correct.
Every COLA raise I’v gotten has been eaten up by Medicare premium increase. It’s a mad circle. They give you a raise with one hand and take it away with the other hand.
There was a time, not long ago, where we did not get a raise for about 6, maybe 7, years. Then the one we received was like 2 or 3 percent.
You are correct. There is a lot of money going to programs that do not benefit the SS contributor. From assistance to illegal aliens, to intervening in other countries affairs and wars. Ukraine should be EU responsibility not ours. It’s time to take care of our nation first specially those who have worked their entire life and pay their dues for decades.
SS benefits is a compensation for hard work through the years. .
Do you , personally, have any evidence that illegal immigrants, these people are not aliens, are getting free medical? Where are your facts? I want you to list your facts!
Read my reply, how could you possibly have any facts? Do you know definitely that the immigrants are getting free medical, of course you don’t? What you are claiming is ludicrous and slightly 😜 crazy.
True, Ryan. I am tired of working to support people on public assistance.
Yes, Ryan, they increase social security only to take out more taxes for medicare from the social security receipients who are paying for decades for all the free healthcare for illegals from around the world especially in California and blue states with sanctuary cities. Someone who paid $50 for medicare 10 years ago is now paying nearly $170 up to $400 month for Medicare. I wrote to President Trump to stop taxing social security, that is double taxation.
You forget that undocumented immigrants pay 60 billion dollars into Social Security every year and they never collect because they use a fraudulent Social Security number 🤔
Stop spreading lies.
I have a spreadsheet system based on my contributions and the prevailing bank interest rates over time. If I had been able to do that I would be able to draw three times as much money to age 95 and have $60,000 left over. If I had put it into a managed fund I would have several times that in both parameters, draw and balance.
SSI is a typical government “Screw The Dummies” Washington, DC ripoff by our elected ruling class that thinks we are stupid and proves it over and over again!
Amen
Would like to check your math, if you live to 95 you would for sure receive MORE MONEY in your SS checks than you put into the program! Social Security is one of the best government programs ever devised for the general public of the USA! Oh BTW, SSI is NOT Social Security…I believe it is strictly for people with disabilities!!
SSI is not necessarily for those with disabilities.
I have been working in the system and see too many people who NEVER worked get it, including immigrants. It comes out of our social security.
It is a state supplement to Federal Soc Sec. and is state funded.
Yes SSI is for people who never made enough to qualify for SS or SSDI, I don’t feel as should be available for people who have not paid enough in , that should be the states responsibility, not SS, also if you are a millionaire you should not be collecting ss you have enough to support yourself and don’t need SS ,
Immigrants who are not legally living in the US can’t collect social security
You’re Absolutely Unequivocally Correct. Social Security Disability (SSI) Is Directed To People Like Myself With A Severe Disability That Supplements Your Income Because of said Disability. My Social Security payment After Medicare is Payed($169ish) is $2550.00. I reside in TN which DOES NOT TAX It. Social Security also Sent $400.00 a month to each of my 3 kids until the age of 18. I was fortunate In the fact that I paid a great deal into SS until age 39. The 8.9% raise last year was a welcome as Medicare Premiums Were Not Raised. I Thank God EVERYDAY For SSI As I fell Disabled at such a young Age.
That’s not true. The best government program is Welfare. We put money into it and the welfare percipient put nothing any fund but collects more then what SS pays us. Plus the government stole nothing from the welfare fund and millions from the SS fund that we payed into. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!!
It’s a need-based program that also includes the elderly.
You are one smart Person. Our federal government is a joke on how they operate day to day. Only throw tax payer dollars at issues with NO accountability. Look at all the fraud in the stem checks that went out. I did not need or want their check but got one anyway. They let one county of county employees in Texas opt out of SS back in the 1980s years ago and those people are soooo better off than SS. They were in a private investment account.
Actually Adrian, social security is not meant for each person to get the max amount they could have accrued if they invested it themselves. It is a shared benefit system so that folks who become disabled, have a parent die, or earn very little often receive a benefit greater than their contribution. It is sort of like public education. We did not send our children to public school, but still paid taxes that contributed to public education for other children. And I am not complaining about that, because I think it is a benefit to our country that free education be offered to all children. Likewise, I think it is a benefit to our country that we do not have disabled people or orphans begging on the street. Wishing you and others who feel cheated in life a wonderful 2023.
Start collecting at age 62 if you are in good health so if you collect SS for 10-15+ years you will collect more than what you paid into the system. IF you wait until FRA, you may not get the full monetary benefit. Also, with the system going broke by 2034 collect as soon as possible, if possible.
I didn’t know the system is going broke in 2034. Where did you get this info from?
Sad. It is going broke because they hand it out to people who have never worked. I am an independent contractor who pays double FICA and even though I have had it hard I do what I can, but I have no pension. Social security is it for me. I paid into it. I do not wantbto hand it out to those who never paid into it.
If someone is seriously disabled and can no longer work, fine. But stop giving it to able bodied people who never paid into it. Again, my job put me in contact with these people. No, not for claims because I wouldn’t allow it. I just run into them and they laugh at the U.S.A.
I agree! If you are just relying on SS for income that’s your own fault for not planning and saving for retirement. We all make decisions in life, and these decisions affect where we are today. Quit blaming the government for where you are financially today!
You pay into SS to have it when you retire. The government isn’t giving you anything. And if they would have kept their hands out of it in the first place there would be no worries about the future, except for the fact of what they are handing out to illegals.
Your response is a bit harsh. There are many individuals who are not able to put money away due to their income. Not everyone makes enough money to put aside for the future. While it is everyone’s responsibility to fund their own retirement circumstances, in their lives may have derailed their intent to put money aside. I do however agree that SS should not be given to those who have not put into the system.
It must be really nice up there on your high horse. I’ve paid in my whole life I started working when I was 13 years old Noone cared how old I was back then I’m 60 now. Recently became disabled couldn’t save and put money away because I had 2 kids to raise. So now I have to depend on ssdi. I would rather be working but can’t. I blame the goverment for misspending. my money now that I need it.
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. You are correct.
Amen to that!!!
AGREE! We worked for it! I believe until they work enough quarters to be eligible for Ss they should not receive one cent of OUR money. They are going to break the system and then be angry because they cannot be paid more!
I have a list of the additional amount of money I am being charged each month because of increased costs. I also have a list of the additional amount of money I receive. Guess which is higher!
You would have if you actually did invest the money. When you are young, retirement is not even a thought. In my opinion only about .05% of people would invest on their own.
Yes, but the DHS has enough money to give every single one of the illegals coming across the border a brand new cell phone – pre programed! This not a political comment, just fact.
You are wrong and have a very cynical take on the most successful self-funding retirement program our federal government devised, and it has achieved its goal of keeping elderly retired Americans out of poverty and want! Workers pay into the system all of their working life, for which they are paid a monthly benefit after they retire. It is an earned benefit. It is NOT a Washington ripoff, please educate yourself about how the Social Security system works before spouting fallacies like that!
You must be a paid for republican shill
I appreciate your SSA updates.
If you believe that SS lifted anyone from Poverty you are eating the altered gummy bares. Government may tell you that you can live on SS but not above Poverty level. The health care doesn’t cover medical costs. what drives up HC costs? take a walk through any large hospital and observe the wasted spaces in the atriums. if you are able to get to the management section you would see opulent offices and dining areas. what is also maintained are private suite’s for the rich. Equipment that may be used once a year if then, that must be recalibrated monthly. staff that does “research” on what? we never see any breakthrough medical discoveries do we. yet we are charged for things like “medical supplies” or building maintenance. stuff that isn’t charged to Medicare. Yet government is quick to tell you that they got you covered when they want your vote. They scare and lie about the opponent wanting to take away SS. Just to secure your vote. The reason they won’t is because that money goes into the general fund and it has already been spent. I could go on. but you people won’t listen. do your homework. —— I, Grampa
First one to dip into our SS funds was President Johnson…and never paid a cent of it back…once again the citizens get screwed
Thank you for these handy breakdowns of notices and changes in Social Security.
You make it easy to get the facts.
after all the money they ahve taken out of our funds they need to pay it all back that’s for both parties
I am thankful and grateful for the information this organization provides.
I am hopeful that Congress will spend time to create legislation to address the funding of
Social Security so a reduction of benefits can be avoided. This is vital to American citizens.
Maybe Congress people and Senators will read this post. God Bless America, land that I love.
What dream world are you living! Congress or Senate reading about the probems of the common people, their serfs. Believe me if it is vital to American Citizens, no law will be passed. Congress and Senate just gave themselves “two pay raises” including that their food, montage/rent, clothing allowance, anything that pertains to their cost of living in Washington is paid for by the taxpayer.
These changes are not justified if Government officials are not completing assignments hands on rather than allowing official paperwork to be conducted via internet where anyone can lie and receive benefits when in reality aren’t eligible.
yes the increase is needed but already being GOBBLED up by food and living expenses even 2023 ARRIVES!
I hope we get this big boost of COLA next year as well ! Republicans say they are not going to vote for the debt ceiling unless Biden cuts Social Security.
I wonder about the Gov’t employees that do not get Social Security, will they get these benefits also?
Are Gov’t employees who are on pension and not on Social Security eligible for these benefits?
Congress and Senate are government employees, yes they will get the increases.
I paid into the SS fund for many years. My wife did the same. She retired and passed away 2 years after she retired and paid into the system for over 40 years. I got $10 a week more. What happened to the rest. We could have saved the rest evena a low intrest rate and
had a nice nestegg. She die and the Government got the rest. I love America but it always seems to screw its citizens. SS is a bank account for the politicians for many years.
Just another post about SS. I also pay income taxes on the SS I now get. Wonderful taxes on money that was already taxed over 40 years. The same for my savings account. Wonderful elected representives, they represent themselves, and perhaps all the ILLEGAL people who entered this great country of ours and use up resources that our citizens also paid SS taxes for. By the way what needs to be moderated on this post. It’s the truth nothing more??????
Yes its their blank check and they make use of it. I always so NO to any increases because we won’t get it the illegals will get it and then the government employees too.
To avoid Social Security reductions, vote Democrat, not Republican. The Republicans are always looking for ways to eliminate or reduce SS so they can turn around and give big tax breaks to the wealthy. Brats like the Kardashians and Paris Hilton certainly do not need more money.
Yep vote Democrat so we can wind up with the likes of Joe Biden, Harris, and J.B. Pritzker again. I Mean look at J.B. he reduced taxes on everything and he’s a Democrat! He’s 💔 ng his own citizens in taxation. Yep! Vote Democrat!
Idiot response from an idiot liberal
Phil, You are a COMPLETE IDIOT! Take your head out of your butt and breathe.
Amen
Republicans would not sign the 2023 omnibus bill unless Medicare rates paid to providers
were reduced meaning those on Medicare will find it more difficult to find a doctor willing to accept Medicare- VOTE DEMOCRAT
You are one of the willfully ignorant that the liberal socialist democrats have lied to you continually, going back Twenty-Five (25) years. The liberal socialist democrats are no longer a political party, they have become a cult, they are like the mobs and gangsters from the 1920’s. If you don’t agree with them they want you eliminated at any means necessary. They lie,cheat, use violence, propaganga, dis-Information, distorted news and facts, fake stories about political opponents, etc.,that people like you fall for, hook line and sinker. Where did you get your education or rather lack of education???
Seeing that it’s Christmas, I will say this as nicely as I can, Philip. You couldn’t be more wrong. You have fallen victim to the “BIG LIE”. Democrats have been telling this lie for some many years, that they have come to believe it. Social Security and Medicare benefits have only grown since these programs were created, There have been several Republican administrations in power since then and not one of them has eliminated or even cut these benefits.
You don’t need to look any further back than two years to see which party has crippled our domestic oil and gas production and driven inflation up to 14% and more; opened our southern border to millions of illegal immigrants who will drain the limited resources of our social welfare programs paid for by American taxpayers; defunded our police, eliminated cash bail, reduced felonies to misdemeanors, elected prosecutors who refuse to prosecute criminals and judges who prefer “probation” over incarceration resulting in the surge in violent crime in our cities; and weaponized our federal Departments, Agencies and Bureaus to silence, intimidate and punish any political opposition. You cal call these “talking points”, but every word of it is true.
so true. All I can think of people that praise our present administration LOVE all the above and the almost or even 50% increase in everything. Not just a couple of things, EVERYTHING from food to car parts. They are probably the ones who voted for $15.00 hr minimum wage and can’t figure out why everything increased in price. Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out.
You are very perceptive and accurate. If our country does not get the illegals out and soon, we will be doomed because the Democrats want to create a one party system, like what has happened to California. If given the chance they would create the liberal nightmare for our country that currently exists in California. They intend to give all these illegals citizenship which is why they are so generous to them, flying them in to the US and using FEMA funds to put them up in hotels, feed them etc. I know in Michigan alone there are 85,000 illegal children in the public school system, many do not speak English and are costing a fortune for resources. Social Security will be broke if they grant them access to that too. We need a president who looks out for Americans and Trump is the only choice for that. Lets hope and pray he wins otherwise seniors like us are doomed under Kamala because Democrats do not care about Americas anymore only power and control.
Right you are.
You are absolutely misinformed.You want to lose your social security then stick with your democratic way of thinking.Those blinders must really be working for ya.Look around you,the proof will smack you right in the kisser.
That is so true. It amazes me how many people I know who don’t get that. They have fallen for the big lie that is the Republican party.
Exactly!
Philip
It was President Biden then a Senator who voted to tax SS benefits to those that paid more SS taxes. He voted to increase taxes on SS 2 times . The original at 50% and a second time at 80% a few years later. I’m 85 been retired over 20 years and have paid taxes on 80% of my SS benefits for all those years That’s tax on money already taxed over many years I worked and the years I am retired. REMEMBER He is a Democrat. I’m an independent voter. Enough of this false garbage and gas lighting .
That’s utter nonsense!!!
I cant, in all seriousness, take your comment seriously
Well you should…be on the receiving end of us seniors and you will see that they are telling the truth. The lies being told really amazes me…but the people who are pushing all these lies are still making money…they are not hurting but they don’t care that we are.
Will you provide data and documentation to back up your post ?
Are you kidding me??!! The republicans are the only ones who have come right out and said ssi and medicare are not to be touched
You democrats always come up with the same crap about Republicans, yet over the years that republicans where in charge I have never seen a reduction in SS benefits.
I don’t know where you got your information but Democrats cause inflation and tax increases. Maybe some “rich brats” might get at tax break but they are paying more in taxes anyway so those that pay more will always get more of a tax break. It is called fairness. Of course hardcore Democrats will never have their minds changed so instead I will point out how terrible the country has become since Mr. Biden was elected. You will counter that with some concocted accusation about Pres. Trump. I wish people would flush out all their prejudices and start off clean by looking at how things are and how they were without any political blinders. (Of course people will say that anyone can make any claim but I really was a democrat from 18 through 46 years old.) It became obvious to me that the news media was swaying the votes and that reality did not match what we were being told. As long as people believe like you, I don’t see anything getting better in the country.
Your drinking the Democrat cool-aid. Guess who took SS from a private fund to the general government fund. LYNDON JOHNSON. Guess who taxed our SS benefits Whoa! another Democrat. I won’t tell you look it up. President in the nineties. Democrat party is doom and gloom. It’s always a crises, switch and bait and put the blame on someone else. I’ve heard the same crap that the repubicans are going to change our SS benefits or take them away. I Say BS get educated.
When the democrats tax the wealthy and corporates the consumer pays the difference. Nobody wins. Everybody pays more. Minimum wage goes up, everybody pays more. The only way prices go up is when it costs more to make the product. Or supply and demand. Nothing in this world is free. The working class pays for free. Democrats give the working class’s money away. Republican party works for the working class…….
I am now in my 90’s. What I have actually seen is that those on SS get a small COLA raise each year, which is not close to keeping up with the real cost of living. What those of us, and our employers paid in would probably keep the SS in good shape. The problem is all the political hacks handing out SS benefits to people who should not even be in this country. Seems like the amount paid in would cover the legal amount paid out if they did not steal from it. Way back when LBJ wanted to create his “great society” he discovered the large fund in reserve for our Social Security. UP til then there was a large saving account put aside to pay our benefits when we retired. DUH, after that, it became a pay as you go with nothing in reserve. My other benefit was from a large manufacturer, who set a fixed amount of pension the day I retired. Sadly, I retired young due to a plant closing, and so that pension will never increase. What we really really need, is to stop the inflation spiral, as our costs go up, but our income is fixed. By the way Philip, LBJ was as Democrat as they get. All politicians like to spend money, ours, not their own.
Just remember who raped the Social Security Trust Fund to pay for his “Great Society”. Prior to that, the money put in was kept in a special fund to pay benefits when they come due. The Democrat motto is: Spend as much as you can, we can always raise taxes more and/or increase the national debt to cover it. Social Security should never be used to pay for any other need, and the amount taxed should always be just enough to keep it stable. IT was never meant to be a slush fund to buy votes. Just think about forgiving all those student loans the Dems are planning. Wonder how many votes that will buy them. How about our govt buying each of us a new house? and let those who paid all their lives to own one pay taxes to cover that one?
You are one of the willfully ignorant individuals that the liberal socialist democrats have been lying to for the past twenty-five years. The liberal socialist democrats are deceitful, twist the facts, use propaganda to destroy political opponents, etc. Giving big tax breaks to the wealthy is just another lie that the liberals use to get uninformed people to vote for them. Biden and his son, Hunter, and the liberal socialist have misappropriated more money of the taxpayers by kickbacks and distortion from the money they appropriate for foreign governments like Ukraine, and Communist China. The liberal socialist democrats are no longer a Political Party, they have become a cult, similar to the mobs and gangster of the 1920’s. They are corrupt through and through, If you don’t agree with the liberal socialist, they want you eliminated any way they can.
%Yes, got raise of $140.69. My medicare premiums went up
$90.60. Net increase $50.06 a month. Utilities and groceries have gone up over
$200.00 a month. God takes care of birds, know he will take care of me.
Every one on SSA should receive some of these Food Stamps to help with grocery. Where would you put $2500 worth of food stamps of food in your house and the ones on just SSA have to make a choice in food are meds with the price of food going up and meds. T he system is messed up with these food stamps .
Just wait til you have to pay for someone with “Memory” issues. I pay for my wife’s care and it comes to $6200 per month. That does not pay for any medical needs etc. just the basic care. Looks like I can say good bye to living out my “Golden Years”
I wish the government would do half as much for us senior citizens who worked our whole lives and contributed to the “fund” (it’s OUR MONEY) as they do for the immigrants that are pouring into this country who receive medical care, education, free living, and who knows what else. I promise if those who DECIDE on our benefits had to actually LIVE on our benefits, OUR BENEFITS would be a whole lot different…. just sayin’ …….
I have been getting my SS checks on or around the 3rd of the month ! Why do I have to wait for 3 weeks now ( 3rd Wednesday) . I need that money the first part of the month and now my bills will be late .
The new COLA increase is certainly welcome but I agree it should better be based on the CPI-E to better align with the actual cost of living primarily due to inflation.
Unfortunately for those of us living in a high cost State and area like Silicon Valley the 8.7% increase is about half the cost of living increase experienced here. Still working at 73 to keep afloat but it gets worse every year. Will have to relocate to a lower cost area and State soon.
My Cost of Living Adjustment will be going toward increased cost of my Medicare. In addition, I will actually get a $60 decrease in my Social Security income each month. So much for a COLA.
So far when we gain a few dollars in one place we lose it in a since somewhere else. So really what have we gained? We can count on something going even higher now we have to wonder what that will be because the older we get the more health problems we have to combat . The higher rent is for some of us and food do we get bread or fruit. There’s nothing golden about these years .People have worked for this country are put on the back burner and the new comers are living free while we struggle daily. This country still don’t know how to treat the people that worked here not somewhere else put our money here but our returns are basically Zero.
Its not fair to the American People that have worked and paid into social security for the government to uses money to provide for the illegals that force their way into the country, to receive medical benefits and we have veterans and American that cannot get medical help
The cost of living has gone up tremendously, and the last raise was very needed and helpful!
I am 71 how will this rase 8.7% effect my 2023 taxes ?
You rescued us from poverty??? “Social security” IS poverty!!!
So wait! are you saying that since I was born on Dec 23 that my check which has been coming the second Wed of the month will now be switched to the 4th Wed!!! That means I will go 6 + weeks with out a check instead of 4+!!! I hope that new rule is not grandfathered in or in this case great-grandmothered in.
I do not know how you have been getting your money the third Wednesday, I’ve been on SS for 5 years and my money always came on the 4th Wed. (B-day 21 Dec)
Your site needs work. Plenty of info available of interest to seniors. However, was impossible to find the full actual lead article. I understand you need to appease your advertisers and make it easy to access their sites; but, why make it impossible for your readers to find what they want? Will never sign up for your service until you put your readers first.
Do not touch our social security! We rely on our money that we earned to live! This money is not yours to use. So are you saying that you don’t care that you will be destroying millions of lives? You Republicans need to be very careful. You make it easy to vote Democrat bc it’s so obvious that you are not for the people! And get rid of Santos! He makes your party look like fools
you are aware that Democrats NOT Republicans are in office right now and for the last almost 3 years or do you not come up for air once in a while?
“this money is not yours to use”–that’s, as they say, “hitting the nail on the head.
Now let’s count the number of Seniors that are drawing (or soon to be drawing)
Social Security from taxes that they have paid in.
Now with that number, do you think we would have enough votes to have the
the government sued for misuse of government funds.
Let’s take a stand and do –not complain
It seems that the only real argument here is whether it is Democrats or Republicans–
The rape of the Social Security that you and I have paid into has been going on for several
years and it has not been just one certain party that has been in office.
WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA do have a little clout but we need to
get together and do something–not just throw blame.
the extra money is helpful but it nocks people out of things we use to qualify for, such as help to pay electric bills. you now are over the limit you can make so you out of help getting anything. you will not qualify for other things because you make to much.
What concerns me as a retired is I am not the only one depending on Social Security in my family as I have a wife to support. This is probably true of many retirees among the 48 milion who may have more dependents.
I appreciate the latest Social Security updates that keep me informed of changes on the horizon.
Thank you for keeping me informed of Social Security benefits and changes that may occur in the horizon.
For the first time since I began receiving Social Security, my IRS reported income, was calculated into deductions from my monthly allotment. I am a widow trying to enjoy the fruits of my life long labor. I actually receive less per month now than I did last year. It appears I am being penalized for managing my finances to enjoy my retirement years. The income came from readjusting my portfolio and reinvesting. Not only did I pay substantial taxes, but now my Social Security has been garnished as well. It appears this is yet another mechanism for uncle Joe to make the middle class disappear into poverty in favor of the 1% who are above all these regulations.
By this regulation at what IRS income level would retirees forfeit their entire allotment?
Your article did not include the income penalty that is garnished beginning this year.
Please update your information and address this NEW LAW FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFICIARIES.
As I read the article, I noticed that it addressed upcoming changes for 2023. It would have been much more interesting to read an updated, current version of this
I appreciate the raise in social security benefits. It was much needed. However all of my utilities went up, my insurances went up, food and gas went up and forget trying to afford a home repair.
So as good as it was it wasn’t enough. The price of food is ridiculous as well as the gas prices. It seems when our benefits increase it still doesn’t seem to be enough.
Social Security does me no good. They take 1/2 of my check to pay for Part A and Part B alone and so I do not have enough to live on.
It seems bitter sweet news, on one hand the increase is good news given the man made inflation, on other hand it depletes the fund drawing out more then what’s going into the fund. This will require law makers to do what regarding future changes, reduce payouts to what level? The people making the decisions get taxpayer paid pensions and healthcare, because they don’t pay into social security, so they are not impacted by their decisions.
Thank you for letting us know about the changes to Social Security, but I hate the fact that they’re saying that we would have to lose our increase if inflation decreases. They need to leave the increase alone; because we don’t know what’s going to happen in the future, and pray that the cost of living decrease or stay as is. And pray that it doesn’t get any worse.
each month my ss ceck coms in on the 3rd week of the month my bills come in on the first of the month so i stay late if you are saying they may come on the 4th week of each month need i say more.
With the trillions of dollars being thrown around and also wasted in DC full social security should be given at the age of 65 just like Medicare.
Thank you for the updates on Social Security and for the raise. It was definitely needed with everything costing so much.
Well Beverly why do you think everything cost so much! Inflation caused by the democrates spending over 6 trillion dollars in the past 2 years alone.
The cost if living raise is a joke the inflation rate over years has eaten up that amount and more.So why can’t we get more? I’ll tell you why,it’s very simple REPUBLICANS that’s why these morons want to do away with SS and put us alk on the street begging although WE are the ones who are paying them.These people should receive no paycheck at all they volunteered for this job nobody asked them to do it they campaigned for they begged for it so let them earn their own money to support their obsession. We the taxpayers should not be supporting these people that want to take our earned benefits.
For God’s sake Keith grow up and smell the roses. WHO spent 6 trillion dollars in the last two years! Who voted for the spending, voted and approved under Nancy P in the congress and signed by Joe Biden. Who started the war in the Ukraine, who kept pushing the Russians to use a nuclear weapon ( Putin has been very patient). Who is pushing for a war in China, North Korea, and Russia? Who just said they will invade Mexico and drop bombs on Tiawan? Joe Biden and the Democrates.
Illegal aliens are not getting free medical care ! If you believe that, than what do you think of trump’s plan to privatize SS and Medicare! If he does that then we will lose both of them! Can you imagine someone like Musk buying those programs ??
Jack , I don’t know where you get your information? Biden did not start the war in Ukraine , Russia invaded Ukraine and started this unprovoked war. The Democrats did not encourage Russia to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine, we advised Russia not to use nuclear power in this war . Putin is not being patient, he’s waiting for trump to be elected, because trump said, he will not support the Ukrainian people, and he will let Putin , “do whatever the hell he wants”
Where did you see that Democrats are pushing for a war in China, North Korea, and Russia?? And that the Democrats will invade Mexico and drop bombs on Taiwan? You sound like someone who is completely misinformed about your information!!! BTW ,send me your resources for your information, I would like to see it!!
It seems to me that the first three all benefit the wealthy more than the poor. For example, the 8.7% COLA will add $87 for a person who did receive $1000, but $174 for a person who did receive $2000.
DUH! I guess so Linda. Work more earn more. I work my whole life very hard and get a social security check of $3,000.00. Are you saying you deserve more because you did not work as hard or were not smart enough to figure out how to go into business for yourself or get a better job. You obvious are one of the people who would vote for communism/democrates.
Hogwash. The system needs revamped just like military retirement. Those that are 25 years old can prepare for supplementing for their own retirement. Democrats need to quit spending money and focus on fixing roads and highways including railways. Hoping Republicans have the guts to finally fix the problems with social security program.
I need the yearly raise from Social Security, but it will cause eviction from my apartment. There is no housing for seniors who can’t afford high rent or extremely high rent. Hopefully, I will not reach that point after receiving the raise this year, and I do not know the outcome. Doomed could be the result!
If cities and states AND THE GOVERMENT talk about getting the homeless people off the streets than why do I hear the government talking about taking away SS Retirement leave it alone where are the seniors going to get the money to pay there 1 Rent, 2, utility’s, 3, buy their food. Seniors have put in all those years working and paying into SSA that money is there’ money leave it alone!
the feds. give us a COLA on January 1st then if your on any kind of state assistance from DHS they emediately take away or reduce your benefits , and the first thing to go is food money . so at the of the day your cola is a NOLA a big fat 0
Right wing drivel! Appeals to mouth breathers and buckle staggers.
What is a buckle stagger?
That is Mexican talk for people who can not hold their pants up because they are too uneducated to buckle their pants.
Social Security should not be taxed. Taxing it amounts to double taxation. Do congressmen get taxed on their retirement money that takes the place of Social Security?
My father used to bash government just like most people on this comment thread. He served 9 months in the military. He got cheap GI home loans, free health, dental, vision and hearing through the VA. He got unemployment insurance payments, disability nursing care coverage and end of life benefits for free.
Entitlements a great as long as they’re for me and not other people.
If you don’t like your government then move to China or the Soviet Union and you will actually have something to whine about.
Keep voting for the autocratic GOP and soon you will will find out what true loss of freedoms are.
Grow up and start appreciating the benefits and freedoms this country provides. You are not as deserving as you think you are.
I believe you got that backwards, vote Democrates as those that did are now seeing what loss of freedom” is, Loss of free speech, loss of freedow to travel, loss of freedom to own a firearm, loss of constitutional freedoms.
Social Security is what we paid for when we worked.
Everytime they talk about needing money to pay back something, why don’t all those people in Washington DC take a cut pay from their salaries. They can afford it. Also take some of those people out that have been there for forty years. Cut the terms for all office for a 4byear term only. And then when they retire from that, they go back to buying insurance like the rest of us. I’m sure they might see how people struggle on SS and all the expenses of living. They should not get their salaries for life either!
That is so true. All government employees need to be paying into SS as their moral obligation. When govt wants to take away the. They start with their own govt employees at every level from the top to the bottom. The Citizens have been been targeted & pulling the load for wayyyyy toooooo looong!!
Social Security was meant to be a savings program, because it was stated by the government that they just knew that we would not save for our senior years and the government would be sad to watch all of us old folks die from hunger, and having to sleep out in the rain, and die from not being able to pay for medical help. Well, the ones who would do such a thing that would have been on them, not the ones who would save. So therefore, I say give me back what You took from me and I will be just fine, and I will put it in the bank and collect my own interest. How about that, This world will always be in conflict about so many things, why? Gee whiz, it’s as simple as breathing. Too many people to please, to many different opinions, and not enough room in the white house for all of us to rule.
Thank you, Jeff. We emigrated here from Britain post war in the 50’s and never looked back, and we 4 took out American citizenship and have been self supporting ever since arriving, paid our taxes on time, and have all been productive citizens, as are our younger descendants in the “land of the free, home of the brave”. God bless America.
It’s so amazing when you want something so bad, you
Are willing to lie for it. I don’t have anything against vp
Kamala Harris, but can she truly , say there has naver been a time in her life, doing the times of applying for a job,
And she had the choice of checking black or others
And for sure she chose to say I am not black,
I am others , but now she needs the black vote to win,
So now she is all in a black woman,
That is the same thing Clarence Thomas said.
Black men don’t fall it.
You should be able to see that Kamala Harris has a problem with how she sees the black man.
With black men.
All of this is History. What we want to know is COLA for 2025. 2033 is gone.
It’s typical MAGA ignorance. Trumpers (MAGA) fight against “socialism “ yet they collect Social Security, another successful socialist program. lol and then you complain about other needy persons receiving the same benefits. Stop being hypocrites, pull yourselves up from your republican boot straps and stop your evil Social Security benefits. Live by your MAGA principles. Stop feeding off the government teet. While you’re at it, MAGA folk, cancel your Medicare, public disability and food stamps. Know that if Trump wins he will strip or steal these programs Ann you will all be eating roots and potatoes
From the top to the bottom, in our Government, federal,
State, County, and City all of you are a bunch of Lier’s
There has not been a school shouting in awhile
Thank God, whenever it happens again, we are only going to hear the same old Lie’s
They are not going to do anything to protect our children
I ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION WHY CAN’T OUR CHILDREN ,
HAVE THE SAME PROTECTION AS THE PRESIDENT, THE SENATE, CONGRESS, THE SUPREME COURT, AND FEDERAL COURT HOUSE,
THE GOVERNOR, THE STATE HOUSE, COUNTY COURT HOUSE ,
ONE MAINE ENTERN GUARD WITH, METAL DETECTION
ALL OTHERS DOORS ARE EXITS.
IN EVER SCHOOL IN THE UNITED STATES 🇺🇸.
THE COST WILL BE NOTHING WHEN CONPAIR TO WHAT IS BEING SPENT IN WAR.
It would be great to read something that happened recently!!!!! This article is almost 2 years old even the comments are dated in 2022!!
Going back in history not that long ago, Al Gore Campaigned to make Social Security a “Locked Box” . The intention was of course to keep prying Government hands out ! If this had ever happened, Social Security would not be on the verge of insolvency ! People in the workforce today will have to pay more now for benefits to be there for them in the future !
Social security is being gready anyone getting less than $2000 a month is barely existing first they try to kill us with Covid then they try to scam us to death we can’t even answer the phone .
tHIS ARTICLE IS FROM oCTOBER 2022…..WHY ARE THEY EMAILING ME THIS NOW? IT ISNT EVEN FROM SOCIAL SECURITY….JUST ANOTHER CLICKBAIT EMAIL
The 6 changes to SS are clear as mud you never once explained what they are.
So I ask what are they??????
All these changes have already happened. Please stop giving outdated info, my time is just as valuable as yours. Email us when you have current news. FYI: the current month & year is September 2024……..
Why it shows 2023 when we’re in 2024?
I am finding, as a senior citizen, the hardest thing to do is to find a decent place to live on my monthly income. People assume that when you retire you can spend $2,000 to $6,000+ each month for a decent place to live. What a joke!!!
JJ
I would like to see the country split in half with the Democrats on one side and republics on the other .
Democrats will think twice about how life should be .
Got to get up in the morning and go to work to feed your family . Not expect anything or think your entitled to other peoples money that they worked for and were taxed to pay for your entitlements . Discount all your police departments and see how protected your family’s are . Give away all your money to people that you fell free to do and not worry about the ones that have been in need of help in your own back yard . Pay double the cost and get half of the quality of health care because you want to take care of the world on the back of all US citizens . I broke my ass to put my kid through college and worked night and day and you all want to forgive student loans . Who do I see to get my money back . Some of you people think you have it coming to you ” Entitlement ” . Talk about Social Security , How long do you think it will last as you allowed all theses Illegals to cross the boarder . How much more do you expect to put on the peoples back . How do you expect to pay for 15-20 million people and where do you think its going to come from ? Yes thats the reason why we are split apart and we can debate to the cows come home . Like I said this is a form of socialism which is the stepping stone to communism . This is coming to a end where we might just have to split our country in half so everyone could live the way they think is right for them .
This is old news. I mean 2023!!!WTF, this is 2024 going into 2025. The projected COLA is a mere slap in the face of 2.3%.
I will Believe it when I see it. A raise when SS is going broke.
Stop raising Medicare so we can enjoy what little raise in social security we get a year
All I say from a young stand point they need to do away with SS. Seems like the older generations seem to not notice that they are taking from young and younger . If we do away with SS and work on saving it our selves we would make better choices. This isn’t the past any more SS was made during the Great Depression and it’s time for our country to grow just like we need to grow by isolating our country from others and stop helping other countries that don’t need us . I’m tired that the only country that will help anyone is the US .if countries can’t fix there problems by them selves then how are we going to help. I want trump to win too our country has been shown weak with Biden decision and only getting worse .
I always thought Social Security was like a account that YOUR money was put in to accrue for retirement. Yet is appears as if the government gets to decide what you receive of YOUR money.
And the amounts you list are not accurate amounts. If I take retirement at 64 I get less of my money so am forced to keep working. And Social Security does not take from the public servant sector and the government uses the funds outside of intended purpose.
SS needs reform – I have been talking about this since the 70’s when my dad was screwed by the SS administration. Too many people think we need a government agency to protect us from from poverty in our senior years. While I believe that’s probably true, the implementation is cheating contributors of hard earned dollars. My dad in 75 tried to collect a 300 dollar death benefit for my mother from SS. He contributed the max into SS for 40 years and was given a hard time buy the SS. I calculated that he should’ve had a balance of 750K if money was placed into a passbook savings account, But it doesn’t work that way. It was put into a “lockbox” then, in 64 by LBJ, moved to the general budget. Here’s what would’ve been fair. Each worker would contribute a certain amount into a special SS personal savings account in the same manner as a government pension. It would remain in the account until retirement at a specific age. Much like an IRA. What now covers disability payments could remain as a department with a small percentage in which every citizen should participate (government as well). Let’s say 2%). Right now all money (15%) goes into the general fund and is disbursed at the will of the government. In moving to the general fund. politicians “borrowed” the money for their own purpose. Now they threaten seniors each election to “vote’ for me” to save SS. Well, pay back what was borrowed. It doesn’t belong to the politicians. BTW it is usually the democrats who threaten the people.
Great update. Too bad they’re a year old. Try telling us about 2025, rather than 2023. This article was useless.
This article is very confusing and all wrong. It is dated in 2022 and has nothing to do with the 2025 changes.
Dont send me any more emails
And Congress wants to give themselves a huge raise. They’re all practically millionaires
I wish SSS will consider NO TAX for Senior citizens over 80 years old, for our additional maintenance medicines monthly. George M. Delizo
Changes in 2025 would have been more interesting than the changes in 2023.
Why do you put old, outdated information on here – lets talk 2025 not 2023 or 2024 , thats history
The COLA doesn’t come up to what seniors need to make it. Every time we get this everything else deiced to go up and that throws things out of joint with trying to balance our budgets. I receive $925.00 a month out of that (house payment-534.00 I have 2 small bills 1. $488.00 and the other is $388.00. Now I am broke and had to return back to work, I worked 13 years in Health Care retried because of health issues. So I have to depend on my husband to pick up some of the differences which is groceries’ so out of 500 I take 200 to make up a bill payment my RX is on live the credit card. So you people tell me how can a average American live? Something else that is getting to us why is it all these foreigners get more than we do and live high on the hog and yet laugh in our faces. Is this a joke Mrs. Carol Hubbard
Social security is NOT a gift from the government. It’s our money that the government stole from our pay checks to gift back to us when we retired. But then the crooked Biden bunch gave a great portion of our hard earned money that was to have been returned to us when we retired and gave it to the illegal aliens. We’re supposed to be so grateful to get a small portion of the money that we worked for all our lives and keep our mouths shut about where did the rest of it go. I am so grateful that the Trump administration is going to be back soon and possibly we’ll have at least some of what’s left of our money for our own needs.
Every time the COLA goes up the Medicare Part B goes up – usually in the same amount of COLA.
Social Security NEVER admits this.
if the government takes money from my paychecks for SS, i better damn well get SS. otherwise, DONT TAKE IT OUT OF MY CHECK! The problem we are facing is how the rich are greedy and inhumane. What needs to be addressed is the CEO to employee compensation in America being at 344.3 to 1. How can we sit here and talk about anything else? ADDRESS THE GREED!! And if you are a CEO, you’re the problem! PROFIT SHOULD NOT BE THE GOAL OF BUSINESS!! QUALITY PRODUCT AND SERVICE SHOULD BE THE MOTIVATING FACTOR… wtf is wrong w us?!
Why the HELL is this stupid email talking about a 2025 COLA??? It’s 2025 MORONS…. How about an updated article???