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DFW

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3. To me, that elicits a yawning "that's nice."

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 05:11 PM

Aug 13

I am still paying $10,000 a year into the system (still working full time), plus the Germans take out about 50% of the payments I do receive (no 15% freebie if you are taxed overseas).

So, while I’m always happy to receive what is left over, something always being better then nothing, when you are paid in Dollars and live in Euros—an effective 15% income reduction for me this year so far—and about 72% of my SS payout goes right back into government coffers, some people will get a bigger thrill out of the news than I did. I should note that some need it more than I do, so, good for them, I say!

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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