Last year the SS increase (such as it is) was 1.5%.
well, IIRC, there was a 2 year period when there was no increase. Memory is that there was a significant increase for 2008; then everything tanked late ‘08, and for the next year or two there were no increases. These 1.5 and 1.7% increases are better than nothing, I suppose. All that really does is to cover the increase in medicare payts. So, basically, it’s a wash.