And Medicare premiums are expected to jump 6.7%, so don't spend you SS $$$ yet.

Not really

Rental cars +43% over last Sept
Gas 42%
Used cars 24%
Bacon 19%
Hotels 18%
Beef 18%
Pork 13%
Eggs 13%
TVs 13%
Kids' shoes 12%
Furniture 11%
New cars 9%
Chicken 8%
Apples 8%
Restaurant prices: 5%
Electricity 5%
Rent 2.9%

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf

I'm sure that 5.9% raise will help out with the heating bills

AP: U.S. government expects households to see heating bills jump as much as 54% compared to last winter

Some moron actually wrote this headline:

America Needs Higher, Longer-Lasting Inflation

If they thought they worked for us they would have fixed it years ago.

They all were income related, we did not get a dime (but had already decided that if we had gotten one we were going to give it to our house cleaning lady because both she and her husband had lost all their work initially.) Glad we did not say anything to her about it, because got nothing.

Oh please, they will just print more! Won't cost a dime! They got that all worked out already....:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl ::1rotfl:

And the point is ???

The average social security check in USA is $1400/month
The medicare premium for 2021 was $148/month

Thus the average raises will be:
- Social security +$84/month
- Max Medicare premium will be +$10/month

THIS!!!!!!! Hit the nail on the head. Do you realize every time we hear about all the shooting deaths in Chicago over the last weekend how many daddy's babies mommas are lined up at the SS office claiming for the little darlings????

Don't have to be married to collect for kiddo.

I actually know of a guy who is in his 70's, still out fathering kids with his girlfriends (wife died, he likes them much younger now) and every time one of his little lady friends gets knocked up and the kid is born, HIS SS payments increase for another dependent! :faint:

When he dies, guess who will all be lining up to start their claim......

I think you mean SSI?

Must have a big tank.

Since moving to TV(and retiring) wife and I go through about 40 gallons a month, including the golf cart. Prior to pandemic paid about $2.50-$2.75 a gallon. This is a gas increase of $10 - $11 a month.

Hope it is for my disability as well. Last 2 years I got 1.6% and 1.3%. Not paying anything for insurance as I get that through my pension.

If you don’t need it, donate to charity

We worked our whole lives and paid into the system, not like the free loaders that get handouts and never paid a dime.... So, when they say SS is running out of money, lets stop the free giveaways first.

Many folks pay more than $148/mo. Some are paying an additional $504.90/mo.

It is like your income is high enough you must pay $15 for a $5 hamburger at Mickey D's. Just another confiscatory tax.

I can’t wait to see what kind of increase members of Congress get.