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Articles tagged Social Security.
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The Social Security Fairness Act repealed two provisions that cut benefits for people with a pension from work outside Social Security. SSA put the affected group at 3.2 million, and around 72% of state and local public employees were never in it.
One dollar over a bracket costs $1,148.40 for the year. The 2026 surcharge is set by the income you reported two years ago, which is why it arrives as a surprise and why the appeal form matters.
Ten times your salary is a sales heuristic, not a calculation. Work from what your household would actually lose, subtract what Social Security would actually pay, and pay attention to the years in the middle when it pays nothing at all.
The 2026 elective deferral limit is $24,500 and the IRA limit is $7,500. Here is what changed from 2025, who qualifies for each catch-up tier, and how the income phase-outs actually work.
The standard Medicare Part B premium is $202.90 a month in 2026 and the Part B deductible is $283. Here is the full cost table, who pays more, and how the 2.8% COLA offsets the increase.
SSA announced a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment for 2027 on 14 October 2026, and the taxable maximum rises to $192,300. Here is every figure the Social Security Administration has published for 2026 and 2027, and which of them will actually change what reaches your account.