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  "id": 1034577,
  "title": "Social Security's 3.6% COLA Bump Could Push the Program Toward a Funding Crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/social-securitys-3-6-cola-bump-could-push-the-program-toward-a",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-15T11:58:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.fool.com/retirement/2026/08/15/social-securitys-36-cola-bump-could-push-the-progr/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
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  "summary": "The program's current beneficiaries are anticipating a healthy payment increase in January -- but that boost will only further strain its diminishing Trust Fund.",
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        "title": "Social Security's 3.6% COLA Bump Could Push the Program Toward a Funding Crisis",
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        "published": "2026-08-15T12:18:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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