Social Security recipients get cost-of-living boost

The country's more than 55 million Social Security recipients are getting a 3.6% hike to their benefits - their first cost-of-living increase enacted since 2008. Beginning in January, retirees can expect to see an average of $39 more of month in their Social Security checks, officials said ...

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