"The current debate over adopting a new measure of inflation has many beneficiaries worried that their benefits would be cut. To the contrary, their benefits would still rise under the new measure, and benefit increases would more accurately reflect changes in the cost of living. The current index used to compute cost-of-living-adjustments, like Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment, is outdated and inaccurate, and it often overstates the rise in the cost of living."  MORE >>