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一 |     WASHINGTON -- Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far less than this year's historic boost and reflecting moderating consumer prices.The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, means the average recipient will receive more than $50 more every month beginning in January, the Social Security Administration said Thursday. The AARP estimated that increase at $59 per month. “This will help millions of people keep up with expenses,” said Kilolo Kijakazi, Social Security’s acting commissioner.About 71 million people — including retirees, disabled people and children — receive Social Security benefits. Thursday's announcement follows this year’s 8.7% benefit increase, brought on by record 40-year-high inflation, which pushed up the price of consumer goods. With inflation easing, the next annual increase is markedly smaller.“Compared to last year's 8.7% increase, this is going to feel small and the perception is that its not keeping up with the inflation and the higher costs that retirees are still seeing,” said Martha Shedden, president of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts.On top of that, an anticipated increase in Medicare premiums for 2024 will eat into the Social Security cost-of-living bump.Medicare hasn’t announced the increase for traditional Medicare, but said the cost of Medicare Advantage plans is expected to remain stable.Still, senior advocates applauded the annual Social Security adjustment.“Retirees can rest a little easier at night knowing they will soon receive an increase in their Social Security checks to help them keep up with rising prices,” AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins said. “We know older Americans are still feeling the sting when they buy groceries and gas, making every dollar important." Social Security is financed by payroll taxes collected from workers and their employers. The maximum amount of earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes will be $168,600 for 2024, up from $160,200 for 2023. Retirees whose sole income comes from Social Security are not subject to taxes on that income.Nancy Altman, president of Social Security Works, an advocacy group for the social insurance program, said that the COLA is a “reminder of Social Security’s unique importance" and that “Congress should pass legislation to protect and expand benefits.”However, the program faces a severe financial shortfall in the coming years.The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report released in March said the program’s trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2033. If the trust fund is depleted, the government will be able to pay only 77% of scheduled benefits, the report said.There have been legislative proposals to shore up Social Security, but they have not made it past committee hearings.A March poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that most U.S. adults are opposed to proposals that would cut into Medicare or Social Security benefits, and 79% of people polled said they oppose reducing the size of Social Security benefits.The Social Security Administration is still without a permanent leader. President Joe Biden in July nominated former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to lead the agency.The COLA is calculated according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index, or CPI. But there are calls for the agency to instead use a different index, the CPI-E, which measures price changes based on the spending patterns of the elderly, like health care, food and medicine costs.Any change to the calculation would require congressional approval. But with decades of inaction on Social Security and with the House at a standstill after the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., seniors and their advocates say they don’t have confidence any sort of change will be approved soon. The cost of living adjustments will have a big impact on people like Alfred Mason, an 83-year-old Louisiana resident. Mason said that “any increase is welcomed, because it sustains us for what we are going through.”As inflation is still high, he said, anything added to his income “would be greatly appreciated.”。    7月22日，以“青春返家乡 扬帆正当时”为主题的2024暑期连山区大学生社会实践活动正式启动。

二 | 全区77名社会实践大学生、25家用人单位代表及相关负责同志参加启动仪式。         　　为深入贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想和习近平总书记关于青年工作的总体要求，进一步推动连山区人才政策落到实处，增强连山籍大学生对家乡的归属感和认同感，团连山区委按照“政务实习、企业实习和职场体验”三个板块推进大学生“返家乡”和“扬帆计划”社会实践工作。         　　启动仪式上，团区委动员同学们更加紧密地团结在以习近平同志为核心的党中央周围，在市委的坚强领导下，团结引领广大青年认真履职尽责，勇于开拓创新，为全面振兴新突破汇聚青春动能、贡献青春力量。对同学们提出三点殷切期望，一是提高政治站位，挺起青春脊梁；二是把握实践机遇，展现青春担当；三是坚定理想信念，点亮青春之光。         　　区信访局相关负责人代表用人单位发言，他表示，信访局高度重视本次实践活动，为到信访局入职的实践大学生安排了专业人员进行对接，做好岗前培训和工作指导，让学生们更好更快地融入岗位，真真正正得到锻炼。         　　2023度辽宁省大学生“返家乡”社会实践活动优秀大学生做了表态发言。他说，通过本次活动到连山区融媒体中心实践感到十分荣幸，他将利用所学专业投身到连山区文化宣传工作中去，弘扬主旋律、传播正能量，讲好家乡故事，在实践中增长才干。         　　活动现场，为学生代表授旗，期待学生们在实践岗位上施展才华、充分锻炼、为连山建设注入青春活力。

三 | 团区委特邀连山区委党校高级教师为学生们做了题为“学礼仪 树形象”的专题讲座。         　　团区委负责人表示，将进一步做好实践学生管理指导工作，引领全区青年学子在火热的青春实践中为家乡建设挺膺担当。

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