Alternative Inflation Measures for the Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA).

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumer price indexes.

Cost and standard of living.

Inflation (Finance).

Social security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (19 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

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Summary:

Explains how social security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) are computed under current law, and explains some criticisms of using CPI for urban wage earners and clerical workers to compute COLAs. Discusses two alternative measures of inflation, and explains how using those alternative measures would affect different groups and how it would affect social security finances. Reviews key recent proposals to change COLA computations and other possible changes to COLA.

Notes:

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Alternative Inflation Measures for the Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)

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