How COLA Helps — and Its Limitations
A COLA increase is meant to protect retirees and others on fixed incomes from rising prices. In practice, this year’s 2.8 percent boost adds roughly $50–$60 more per month for the average recipient compared to 2025.
However, some retirees may see part of that benefit offset by higher costs for Medicare Part B premiums, which are deducted from Social Security checks at the source.
A new senior tax deduction also took effect for tax filings starting in 2026, potentially reducing the federal income tax owed on Social Security benefits for many Americans aged 65 and older.
That’s because the demoRATS are spending our tax dollars for illegal immigrants…giving them free phones…free housing…free money…meanwhile we have homeless CITIZENS living on our streets. Wake up they want to turn this country into a communist state. No thank you read some history books. We were taught about communism in school and how if this country ever became communist it wouldn’t be from the outside it would be from within. Thanks to Binden having an open border we are seeing that happen before our eyes! Wake up before it’s too late
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As we long as we have Republicans in control, they will favor big business and the wealthy. They have been a scourge for little people, there is no affordability issue. They approve of billion dollar Jets, 500 million ballroom and a war costing a billion dollars a day; yet we can not afford food for hungry school children, healthcare for low income citizens, etc. None of this makes sense!
When will April’s payment come in for me?
Yes I agree they shouldn’t get paid.