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“TO HELP meet the increased =c<jsts for these automatic increases in benefits,” Mrs. Crumpton said, “the social security law provides for automatic increases in the contribution and benefit base — the maximum amount of annual earnings on which social security contributions are paid and benefits based.
“Increases in the base will only go into effect when automatic benefit increases become effective. The base will be increased automatically in proportion to increases in average wages covered by social security if that average has increased since the base or benefits were most recently increased.”
Social security now pays over $4 billion a month in retirement, disability, and survivors benefits to over 28 million people.
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