Social Security recipients will get a 61 % cost-of-living-adjustment in two years . Ted Deutch says it 's overdue ; others say it 's too generous during these hard times . Some say the increase is overly generous ( more on this in a moment ) . She says Social Security is based on inflation index for workers and does n't show seniors ' cost of living . Morrissey : Calls to reduce COLA bad idea ; polls show Democratic support increase , not decrease .
Social Security recipients will get a 61 % cost-of-living-adjustment in two years . Ted Deutch says it 's overdue ; others say it 's too generous during these hard times . She says Social Security is based on inflation index for workers and does n't show seniors ' cost of living . Morrissey : Calls to reduce COLA bad idea ; polls show Democratic support increase , not decrease .