Lawmakers pass a one-year reduction in worker contributions to Social Security last year, helping to add more money in each weekly paycheck.
Inflation rose to 0.3% in January, in line with December, and is up 1.2% over the past 12 months.
The Commerce Department reported that the income of American workers jumped a seasonally adjusted 1% in January largely with the help of a temporary payroll tax cut, ahead of consensus estimates for an increase of 0.9%, while cons
