more effort than it does just to leave the gates open and not have any gates at all, so really it s a head scratcher, and it does appear to have made it more difficult for people to get in there, and it clearly has hurt the feelings of a lot of people, and is that worth it? bill: our military too often are used as political pawns unfortunate. martha: sure is. bill: america s seniors won t be seeing much of an increase in their social security check for the second year in a row. an analysis by the ap finding next year s increase of 1.5% could be among the lowest we have seen in decades. average monthly social security check comes in this at $1162. next year s increase, $17 per month. gerri willis, host of the willis report on fox business network, with some answers. gerri, good morning to you. good morning. bill: what determines the increase or not in social security? it s all about the cost of living, right? it s all about inflation, and that s measured by the federal government.