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The 2027 Social Security Raise Estimate Just Dropped. The Real Story Is a Tax Trap That Never Adjusts
Forecasters now peg the 2027 Social Security COLA at 3.6%–3.8%. A bigger check sounds like good news, but the income thresholds that decide how much of it gets taxed haven't moved since the 1980s. Here's how that math works.