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The COLA wars are coming for Social Security

The COLA wars are coming for Social Security
MarketWatch Wednesday 14 October 2026, 21:19 UTC By Brett Arends 1 min read
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The annual cost-of-living adjustment may soon be capped, curtailed, means-tested or scrapped altogether under various proposals being actively considered

The annual cost-of-living adjustment may soon be capped, curtailed, means-tested or scrapped altogether under various proposals being actively considered
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