Newsroom Helen Strike Named President Of Regina Hospital And River Falls Area HospitalYou can learn how the earnings test works and exempt amounts by year at:. You can check your earnings record online by setting up a "my Social Security" account. To contact Social Security by phone, call, or visit your local Social Security office.."Record low growth in Social Security benefits over the past seven years is contributing to the problem," says TSCL Chairman, Ed Cates. Social Security recipients receive an annual cost of living adjustment in most years, to protect the buying power of benefits from rising prices when they retire. But since 2010, the annual raise has averaged just 1.2 percent - less than half the more typical 3 percent average from 1999 2009.."The Social Security Notch: An Economic Analysis," John Haldi, The Senior Citizens League, October 2002. … Continued
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