Will a large Social Security cost-of-living increase affect my taxes?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : First, you determine a figure that Social Security calls combined income (also sometimes called provisional income).
58% : "And others who pay income tax on half of their benefit now would wind up paying tax on up to 85 percent of their benefit."
56% : As benefits rise over time, a greater number of enrollees have found themselves paying income taxes on part of their benefits.
54% : Beneficiaries in the next tier of income -- between $25,000 and $34,000 for single filers and between $32,000 and $44,000 for married couples filing jointly -- pay taxes on up to 50 percent of their benefits.
49% : The large COLA will push some retirees over income thresholds that require them to pay income taxes on part of their Social Security benefit.
49% : Beneficiaries with income above those levels pay taxes on up to 85 percent of benefits.

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