[DoodleDawg]

Very astute of Trump. The Dems are going to run on a platform of increasing SS benefits. If Trump beats them to the punch it will blunt the attack.

Lucky is more like it. Social Security increases are automatic and are based on a formula and not legislation.

[SkyPilot]

Lucky is more like it. Social Security increases are automatic and are based on a formula and not legislation.

Correct.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) measures price inflation with a Consumer Price Index (CPI). However, COLAs do not take into account many items of life that do increase. It's a very bastardized formula.