Canadian researchers find a simple cure for cancer, but major pharmaceutical companies are not interested. Researchers at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Canada have cured cancer last week, yet there is a little ripple in the news or in TV.
Social Security recipients will get a 1.7% cost-of-living raise starting in January, the Social Security Administration announced Wednesday. For the average retired person receiving Social Security, monthly payments would rise $22 to $1,328 from $1,306. The average couple's benefits would rise to $2,176 from $2,140. Average annual payout: $15,936.
The average monthly Social Security benefit paid to retired workers in 2017 is $1,261.64, or $15,139.68 a year.The average monthly Social Security benefit paid to widows & widowers is $1,311.29, or $15,528.48 per year.The average monthly Social Security benefit paid to disabled workers is $1,166.46, or $15,735.48 per year. (U.S.