Not at all. Many if not most wage earners get no cost of living adjustment. Those who do get significantly less than 100% of the cost of living - keep this in mind the next time you hear that wage increases cause inflation!
There was no cost of living adjustment (COLA) in 2010 or 2011; benefits will continue being paid at the same rate as in 2009.
There's no way to predict whether there will be an increase in Social Security benefits over the next two years. We already know 2011 checks will be paid at the same rate as in 2009, when the SSA issued a 5.8% increase. This is the first time since 1975 that rates have remained unchanged two consecutive years, so there's a good chance there will be some type of cost of living adjustment (COLA) in 2012, but this is far from a safe bet.
There will be no COLA for 2011. There has been no increase in purchasing power and therefore no increase in COLA benefits. The most current explanation can be found here: http://www.ssa.gov/cola/
yes
Its called the cost of living. I answering the exact same question in a college prep class
The cost of living is almost the same. They are like twin cities, around 15 miles apart.
All Social Security recipients receive COLA (Cost of Living Adjustments) in the years in which they are given. There was no adjustment for 2010, nor will there one for 2011 because of the way the government calculates inflation. Cash benefits will be paid at the same rate as in 2009.
Taxes on income earned in the US is the same for all wage earners.
The two US cities with the lowest cost of living where same-sex marriage is legal are these: Albany, NY; and, Rochester, NY.
No, it should adjust due to the cost of living.
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The cost of living is the sum total of all the costs necessary to live. If you are on your own you would have to consider rent, utilities, car payment, fuel, insurance, food and so on. Once you total all of those things you know your personal cost of living. The government takes an average all across the country and compares records from one year to the next to determine if cost of living has gone up or down or stayed the same.