Social Security Benefits Are Losing Buying Power. Here's Why Lawmakers Aren't Fixing the Problem.

Social Security Benefits Are Losing Buying Power. Here's Why Lawmakers Aren't Fixing the Problem.

Article Excerpt: "...while Social Security benefits are designed to keep pace with inflation in theory, recent data shows they've been lagging in a serious way. The good news is that lawmakers can do something about it. The bad news is that they don't seem to be in a hurry to take action. ...Social Security benefits have lost a whopping 13.7% of their buying power over the past 10 years. And a flawed COLA formula is largely to blame.

COLAs are based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers. The problem is that this index tracks the spending habits of working-age households rather than retirees.

Older Americans often spend a larger share of their income on healthcare, prescription drugs, and housing -- expenses that have risen faster than inflation in many years. As a result, advocates argue that the current COLA formula doesn't accurately reflect the costs Social Security beneficiaries actually face."

Resource: www.fool.com

Inflation is wiping out retirees, Health Insurance Companeies vs. Americans,

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Compromised | Vulnerabilities in Electronic Voting and Ballot-Counting Systems

Vulnerabilities in Electronic Voting and Ballot-Counting Systems

Article Excerpt: "...Americans were blatantly lied to about the security of our election infrastructure, including electronic voting machines and ballot-counting systems. We are releasing a series of previously-classified U.S. Intelligence Community Assessments and other reports proving that our government has long known these machines are extremely exposed to attack. ..."

Resource: www.whitehouse.gov

Vulnerabilities in Electronic Voting and Ballot-Counting Systems, Election integrity Compromised in U.S., Non-Citizen Voting,Destruction of America,

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BLS.GOV | CPI for all items increases 0.1% in July; shelter rise

BLS.GOV | CPI for all items increases 0.1% in July; shelter rise

In July, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted (SA), and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted (NSA). The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in July (SA); up 2.5 percent over the year (NSA).
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Resource: BLS.GOV

CPI News Release For July 2026 (08/12/2026).

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