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Number9Dream

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2. Once again, a terribly low, criminally low COLA

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 05:09 PM

Aug 13

Our electric rate KWHr, went up 82% this year.

Boar's Head lunch meat recently went from $14.29 /lb to $15.49 / lb... That's ~ 8.3% increase.

Prescription drug prices up 90% to 300%.

Just a couple examples.

We need new employees in the SSA.

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Social Security cost-of-living adjustment could be 2.7% in 2026, according to new estimate [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 13 OP

"But since you proles need to diet, we're actually cutting it to .0007% Tough shit." - G.O.P. BoRaGard Aug 13 #1

Give this fat conehead billionaire (Andreessen) the excess $ he so "richly" deserves wolfie001 Aug 13 #7

he literally looks like a conehead Skittles Aug 13 #8

No photoshop that I'm aware of wolfie001 Aug 13 #12

Andreessen is one of the very worst jfz9580m Aug 13 #18

Thanks! I will invest some time in your post wolfie001 Aug 14 #21

Once again, a terribly low, criminally low COLA Number9Dream Aug 13 #2

Medicare will def go up above 2.7% so that's a cut right there wolfie001 Aug 13 #9

I look at meat in the grocery stosre and remember when I could afford it. slightlv Aug 13 #15

Trump's pick to oversee Social Security COLA says "need to sunset" program (E.J. Antoni) says it's a Ponzi scheme progree Aug 14 #19

To me, that elicits a yawning "that's nice." DFW Aug 13 #3

good news FredGarvin Aug 13 #4

Really? wolfie001 Aug 13 #10

On what planet? or did you forget the sarcasm thingy? niyad Aug 13 #16

If this is correct Old Crank Aug 13 #5

Ahh, Medicare going up 2.7% then LiberalArkie Aug 13 #6

There's talk of the supplement plans jumping way up wolfie001 Aug 13 #11

Mine went up a couple of years ago to where I could not afford it and dental and vision.. LiberalArkie Aug 13 #13

Did you go the Advantage route? wolfie001 Aug 13 #14

oh fucking WOW!!! So a person getting 1k per month will get a munificent $.887/day! niyad Aug 13 #17

Trump's pick to oversee Social Security COLA says "need to sunset" program (E.J. Antoni) says it's a Ponzi scheme progree Aug 14 #20

I am no mathematician....... damifino10 Aug 14 #22