White House chief of staff Ron Klain faced social media backlash on Thursday for praising rising Social Security benefits following another high inflation report.
The September inflation report found that the consumer price index (CPI) rose by approximately 0.4% from the previous month with inflation hitting 8.2% since last year.The numbers were higher than the original 8.1% headline figure and the 0.2% monthly increase forecast by Refinitiv economists.
Despite this report, Klain heavily promoted the additional news that Social Security benefits are set to rise by 8.7%, the largest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) since 1981.The Social Security Administration calculates COLA based on the increase in CPI from the third quarter of 2021 to third quarter 2022. "And for the first time in a decade, SS benefits will go up while Medicare premiums are going DOWN.
So Seniors will get ahead on inflation," Klain tweeted along with a report from the Associated Press. White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain attends an event with governors of western states and members of the Biden administration cabinet. (Getty Images) (Getty Images) He also retweeted a similar report from CBS correspondent Ed O’Keefe along with a tweet from Sen.
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