Benefits increase woeful

Thu., Nov. 3, 2016

Oh boy, we get a 0.3 percent increase in monthly Social Security benefits next year, which won’t even begin to cover the increase in Medicare Part B.

On the other hand, that is OK as we sure don’t want to cheat the thousands of refugees that the president is bringing into the U.S. out of their free housing, free medical and free food, would we?

Carleen Reilly

Spokane

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