The Social Security administration announced an increase of 2.3% in benefits for the year 2008.

I’ll give you a moment to catch your breath…

In other news, the price of oil has increased 33% in the last twelve months. So if you’re on social security retirement benefits and use oil heat I guess you’re losing money this year.

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