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.”。
二 | “全红婵也是付出了很多，因为我能力没有她那么强，所以她也会跟着我的节奏来配合。” 预赛中，陈芋汐/全红婵以几乎完美的发挥排名第一，晋级决赛。观看了两个人的表现，有观众感慨她们的动作就像复制一样。决赛中，陈芋汐/全红婵继续强势表现，最终稳稳将金牌收入囊中。这是中国跳水队本次世锦赛的第8金，也是陈芋汐和全红婵各自在本届比赛中的第2金。网友评论截图 这两位天才少女，是近年来女子跳台项目最耀眼的“双星”。2019年光州世锦赛上，陈芋汐夺得女子10米台冠军，而在东京奥运会上，全红婵一鸣惊人，击败陈芋汐夺冠。本届世锦赛，她们再次站上同一片赛场。在女子单人10米台决赛中，陈芋汐、全红婵包揽了冠亚军，两人总分分差仅为0.3分，但领先铜牌得主、马来西亚选手潘德莉拉·帕姆格近80分。既是搭档又是对手，陈芋汐如此评价她和全红婵的关系：“我觉得我们俩算是良性竞争，有竞争才有提升。无论是她比得好或者我比得好，我们都会以平稳的心态去面对比赛和成绩，希望大家都能发挥出好的水平。” 单人比赛结束后，在现场观众的欢呼声中，陈芋汐和全红婵于场边相拥许久。她们都曾以天才少女之姿惊艳世界，也一直为了梦想不断努力。如今，16岁的陈芋汐、15岁的全红婵，共同扛起中国女子跳台的大旗，稳步走向两年后的巴黎。视频截图 在夺得女子双人10米台金牌后，中国跳水队世锦赛总金牌数达到103枚。自“跳水皇后”高敏在1986年获得世锦赛女子3米板金牌后，30余年的时间中，这支队伍早已成为当之无愧的“梦之队”。布达佩斯世锦赛接下来的赛程中，中国游泳队还在多个项目上有夺金机会。
三 | 希望选手们发挥出色，取得更多好成绩！ (中新网记者 王昊)
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