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COLA Boost or Just a Hopes | Dayton News
Seniors are bracing for a potential 3.8% COLA boost this year, according to the Senior Citizens League — a modest but welcome sign amid rising costs for medicine and housing. While the official number won’t be confirmed until October, the League argues current COLA calculations fail to reflect seniors’ true expenses. They’re pushing for a major reform via the Social Security 2100 Act, which would use a senior-specific cost index to better align benefits with real inflation — a move they call the “gold standard” for long-term solvency. Though passage seems unlikely now, they’re calling it a…
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