Seniors Got 5.9% Increase In Social Security, But It May Not Be Enough!

Seniors were happy to get a big increase of 5.9% to their Social Security payments this year, but it may not have been enough.  It was announced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today that The Consumer Price Index rose 7.5% year-over-year in January.  That came in well above the median forecast of 7.3% from economists surveyed by Bloomberg.  It is the strongest consumer price growth since 1982!

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