Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.

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Millions of retirees and others receiving Social Security benefits are watching inflation data to see one figure, the COLA ...

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The Social Security Administration looks at year-over-year changes to the CPI-W. It does this specifically for data from the third quarter of the year (the months of July, August, and September). The ...

The federal government recalled some furloughed workers specifically to produce the inflation report, which plays a key role ...

“Seniors, and The Senior Citizens League, call on Congress to take immediate action to strengthen COLAs to ensure Americans ...

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Consumers are tired of being asked to tip everywhere. For restaurants looking to improve the customer experience, this ...