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.”。 【韩国公调处开始对尹锡悦的调查】韩国公调处表示，从当地时间1月15日11时开始对尹锡悦的调查。【韩国总统秘书室长：尹锡悦决定接受逮捕】当地时间1月15日，韩国总统秘书室长郑镇硕表示，尹锡悦决定接受逮捕，将在下午召开紧急首席会议。【尹锡悦抵达公调处】当地时间15日，尹锡悦抵达韩国高级公职人员犯罪调查处（公调处）。抵达公调处前，尹锡悦发表对民众讲话。
二 | 尹锡悦表示，不认可公调处调查，出席公调处的调查是为了防止流血事件的发生。尹锡悦说，强制执行无效的逮捕令，令人感叹。【尹锡悦发表对民众讲话：不认可公调处调查】当地时间1月15日，尹锡悦发表对民众讲话。尹锡悦表示，不认可公调处调查，（出席公调处的调查）是为了防止流血事件的发生。【尹锡悦15日上午被捕】总台记者获悉，韩国公调处称，当地时间15日10时33分，尹锡悦被捕。这是韩国史上首次对现任总统执行逮捕令。【数台韩国总统警卫处车辆驶出总统官邸 尹锡悦或在车队内】当地时间1月15日，数台韩国总统警卫处车辆驶出总统官邸。韩国媒体推测，以车队的规模和构成来看，尹锡悦或在车队内的车辆中。【律师称尹锡悦决定出席公调处调查并将向民众做出说明】当地时间1月15日，尹锡悦律师石东炫在社交媒体发文称，尹锡悦不得已做出了在今天出席韩国高级公职人员犯罪调查处（公调处）调查的决定。视频加载中...△总台记者直击丨抓捕尹锡悦行动仍在持续 双方正就执行逮捕令细节进行沟通石东炫称，从当日凌晨开始，公调处和警方为了执行逮捕令，大量涌入总统官邸内部，在官邸外传出有市民受伤的消息，警卫处职员们为了坚决阻止逮捕令，一旦与警方发生武力冲突，必将会有严重意外情况发生。因此，作为总统，尹锡悦在明知公调处此次执行逮捕令是非法的情况下，也不得不做出出席调查的决定。石东炫称，公调处和警方先撤离总统官邸，在做好警卫准备后，尹锡悦将会立即出发前往公调处，预计今天上午将到达公调处。石东炫还说，尹锡悦将在前往公调处时向国民做出说明。【韩国执政党国民力量党议员再次向总统官邸入口处集结】当地时间1月15日，韩国执政党国民力量党议员再次向总统官邸入口处集结。【韩国公调处：检察官已进入总统官邸内部 正与尹锡悦方协调执行逮捕令】△韩国高级公职人员犯罪调查处（资料图）当地时间1月15日，韩国高级公职人员犯罪调查处（公调处）举行记者会表示，正在与尹锡悦方面协调执行逮捕令。公调处介绍，与第一次执行逮捕令时的情况不同，当天执行逮捕令没有阻止执行逮捕令的人员和警卫处职员，也没有发生武力冲突。目前，包括部长检察官在内的检察官们已经进入总统官邸内部，正在就执行逮捕令问题进行协调。截至记者会时，还未得出协商结果。但公调处的目标是执行逮捕令，不考虑尹锡悦主动出席调查的选项。对于尹锡悦的调查计划，公调处介绍说，将在影像录制调查室内展开调查，包括检察官在内的调查官们将参与调查。为尹锡悦准备的调查问题有200余页。公调处称，尹锡悦逮捕令执行成功后，将立即前往公调处办公室展开调查。当天，韩国总统警卫处先遣队前往公调处，安排警卫工作。尹锡悦律师团顾问石东炫当天早些时候说，为避免发生冲突，正与公调处方面就尹锡悦自愿到案接受调查进行协商。另据YTN电视台报道，尹锡悦将主动走出官邸。
三 | 【韩国总统警卫处次长金成勋被捕】据总台记者当地时间1月15日消息，韩国总统警卫处次长金成勋被捕。【尹锡悦将接受调查主动走出官邸 前往果川公调处】视频加载中...△尹锡悦的部分支持者试图堵住总统官邸外部道路据总台记者现场消息，韩国被停职总统尹锡悦将接受逮捕令前往果川公调处。另据YTN电视台15日报道，尹锡悦将主动走出官邸。
四 | 尹锡悦律师石东炫称，尹锡悦正在与公调处协商，主动出席公调处调查。公调处先遣车辆已离开总统官邸驶往位于京畿道果川的公调处办公室。
五 | 当天，国民力量党议员再次集结在总统官邸前，尹锡悦的部分支持者试图堵住总统官邸外部道路。
六 | 【韩国总统警卫处未派出人员阻拦 调查人员进入总统官邸内院】在韩国警方和公调处当地时间15日第二次执行尹锡悦的逮捕令时，总统警卫处没有派出人员阻止执行逮捕令的人员进入官邸内院。
七 | 总统警卫处用大巴车设置了两道拦阻线封锁了通向官邸建筑的道路，但没有派出人员阻止警方和公调处人员进入总统官邸院内。
八 | 视频加载中...据多名总统警卫处相关人士透露，多数总统警卫处中层干部和普通警卫人员的立场是不能阻止执行逮捕令，韩国警方15日在进入官邸前已经发布了对总统警卫处次长金成勋和警卫本部长李光宇的逮捕令。【韩国警方及公调处人员进入总统官邸内院 面对最后一道拦阻线】视频加载中...当地时间1月15日，韩国警方及公调处人员进入总统官邸内院，遇到由大巴车组成的第三道拦阻线。【韩国警方抵达总统官邸内院大门 院内仍有拦阻线】当地时间1月15日，韩国警方及公调处人员抵达总统官邸内院。据了解，目前官邸内院里还存有拦阻线。【绕过第二道拦阻线 韩国警方继续向总统官邸建筑前进】视频加载中...△总台记者连线丨韩国调查机关再次尝试抓捕尹锡悦当地时间1月15日，韩国警方及公调处人员抵达总统官邸内第二道拦阻线。第二道拦阻线是由大巴车等组成的“车墙”，拦住了通往总统官邸建筑的道路及旁边的山路。随后，警方及公调处人员绕过了大巴车构成的第二道拦阻线，继续向总统官邸建筑前进。【韩国警方进入总统官邸内部 越过第一道拦阻线】视频加载中...当地时间1月15日，韩国警方进入总统官邸内部，警方及公调处人员越过总统官邸内的第一道拦阻线。
九 | 总统官邸布置的铁丝网正在被拆除。【韩国代总统：如发生不幸事件 将追责】韩国代总统崔相穆表示，如果发生不幸事件，将追究责任。【尹锡悦律师团：逮捕令和搜查令均违法】尹锡悦律师团称，逮捕令和搜查令都是违法的，因为逮捕令排除了《刑事诉讼法》第110条、111条，因此执行逮捕令和搜查令是不当公务执行。公调处方面则强调，这是合法的逮捕令执行行动。
十 | 警方也反复播放警告广播称，“如果妨碍拘捕令执行，有可能以涉嫌妨碍公务执行现行犯被逮捕”，试图冲开“人墙”进入总统官邸。【逮捕令有效期至本月21日 搜查范围包括尹锡悦私人住宅】当地时间15日凌晨5时10分左右，警方和公调处人员抵达总统官邸入口，并向在那里组成“人墙”的尹锡悦律师团和国民力量党国会议员出示了逮捕令和搜查令。
十一 | 逮捕令上写明，有效期截至本月21日；搜查令上则写着，搜查范围包括尹锡悦的私人住宅以及总统的“安全住宅”。
十二 | 【韩国警方及公调处派千余人抓捕尹锡悦】当地时间1月15日清晨，韩国警方及高级公职人员犯罪调查处（公调处）派出千余人前往总统官邸，第二次执行尹锡悦逮捕令。尹锡悦律师团及韩国执政党国民力量党国会议员在总统官邸前组成“人墙”阻止警方及调查人员进入官邸，双方发生肢体冲突，并有人受伤。救护车和急救人员抵达现场，对受伤人员进行了现场处置。视频加载中...△视频丨当地时间1月15日凌晨，韩国总统官邸外【韩国警方将执行对总统警卫处次长金成勋的逮捕令】当地时间1月15日，韩国警方称，将执行对代行总统警卫处长之职的次长金成勋的逮捕令。
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