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8. Raise ssi

Sat Sep 24, 2022, 12:56 AM

Sep 2022

Than food stamp money gets cut. So basically we live on the same meager check. Nothing really changes. We need to be off that damn chained cpi.

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I just saw where the '23 COLA for SS recipients was adjusted down from last [View all] sprinkleeninow Sep 2022 OP

Last I saw was GP6971 Sep 2022 #1

In August, some sources were projecting as much as 9.1% Fiendish Thingy Sep 2022 #3

Yes, up in the low 9% range. sprinkleeninow Sep 2022 #5

Do you mean the COLA or inflation? sprinkleeninow Sep 2022 #4

Is this a fabrication? (I bolded the part that irks me.) sprinkleeninow Sep 2022 #7

Yes, tell the "easing of inflation" to my grocery bill! ShazzieB Sep 2022 #13

I venture to say the Federal Reserve is talking malarkey. sprinkleeninow Sep 2022 #14

What number have you seen? brush Sep 2022 #2

I hesitated to post link bc it's frix business news: sprinkleeninow Sep 2022 #6

Raise ssi I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2022 #8

u r correct regarding the CPI. sprinkleeninow Sep 2022 #9

What makes these penny pinching I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2022 #11

I feel the power goes to their head. They have the ability to dictate. sprinkleeninow Sep 2022 #12