"...Federal and military retirees will find out next week whether they can expect a cost-of-living adjustment next year. It doesn’t look good.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Oct. 15 will publish the third number that determines whether retirees get a COLA in 2016. Things are bleak: Based on the current data, there won’t be a COLA boost next year. Things might change with September’s number, the final data point in the equation, but it’s not likely..."
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