<P> However, the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Associations said that the chained CPI does not account for seniors citizens' health care costs . Robert Reich, former United States Secretary of Labor under President Clinton, noted that typical seniors spend between 20 and 40 percent of their income on health care, far more than most Americans . "Besides, Social Security isn't in serious trouble . The Social Security trust fund is flush for at least two decades . If we want to ensure it's there beyond that, there's an easy fix--just lift the ceiling on income subject to Social Security taxes, which is now $113,700 ." </P> <P> Replacing the current cost - of - living adjustment calculation with the chained CPI was considered, but not adopted, as part of a deficit - reduction proposal to avert the sequestration cuts, or fiscal cliff, in January 2013, but President Obama included it in his April 2013 budget proposal . </P>

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