Bread First

Ren: Social Security rises three point six percent next year! Granny Ume: seventy-five dollars a month, on average. Mio: is that a lot? Granny Ume: Medicare's premium may take six dollars sixty back; high prices gave this raise, most keep at least three percent. Poko: bread first.

Social Security benefits rise 3.6% next year, the biggest cost-of-living raise since 2023, about $75 a month for the average beneficiary, driven mainly by persistently high inflation; the Medicare Part B premium that is usually deducted from the cheque is projected to rise $6.60 to $209.50, leaving most beneficiaries a net raise of at least 3%, and the maximum earnings taxed for Social Security rise to $192,300 from $184,500.

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RenGranny UmeMioPoko