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The COLA increase: A historical perspective
Social Security’s cost of living adjustment, or COLA, is getting a lot of high visibility press these days following the Government’s recent announcement that Social Security recipients will be getting a 2% raise starting in 2018. Some reports have projected that in a positive light and others in a not-so-positive way. This Tucson.com article by Tom Margenau gives us a historical perspective of COLA and the politics which surround it. Click here to read more.
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