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Social Insecurity

30m · Ellis Traub · 21 Oct 23:30

Social Security has been a blessing for many, but portends to become a curse. For two years running, there have been no COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) raises coming to senior citizens, disabled workers, and dependents of diseased workers and all are up in arms about it. Are they really entitled to a raise? Are we really entitled to the benefits we get? Let's talk about it.

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Social Insecurity

Social Security has been a blessing for many, but portends to become a curse. For two years running, there have been no COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) raises coming to senior citizens, disabled workers, and dependents of diseased workers and all are up in arms about it. Are they really entitled to a raise? Are we really entitled to the benefits we get? Let's talk about it.

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