BLS Recalls Staff to Ready September CPI Report by Month’s End

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has recalled staff to prepare a key inflation report that is necessary to calculate the size ...
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There's a bureaucratic reason why no one can calculate the COLA adjustment to Social Security in 2026

The 2026 COLA calculation is stalled because 2,054 BLS employees are furloughed, leaving no one to process the CPI data ...

'I watch antenna TV': I'm 66. Will I lose my disability benefits if Social Security goes belly up?

By Quentin Fottrell 'I read that the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund is good until 2099' "I only give one gift a year these days. Gotta keep the chiropractor happy ...
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Social Security COLA 2026 — Top 10 States Where Retirees Will Gain the Most From Social Security Increase

The Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) is one of the only tools by SSA that helps fight inflation through the ...

Social Security’s COLA increase could jump to 2.8% next year. That still isn’t enough for people to get by.

Expenditures among retirees from 2000 to 2023 rose at an annual rate of 3.6%, compared to 2.6% for inflation as shown by the ...
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IRS Announces 2026 Income Tax Brackets, Updated Standard Deduction

Here's a rundown of changes to some well-known tax provisions for the 2026 tax year, plus how the “big, beautiful bill” may ...

Here's the Average Social Security Benefit and How It Could Change in 2026

The average Social Security benefit for a retired worker is just over $2,000. In this video, I'll discuss the averages for retirees as well as other types of beneficiaries, and I'll discuss the 2026 ...