Even if government extend this payroll tax cut, your annual raise (if such thing exist where you work) will hardly cover inflation rate (or in my case will be l

Even if government extend this payroll tax cut, your annual raise (if such thing exist where you work) will hardly cover inflation rate (or in my case will be less then inflation rate.) So you are loosing anyway. The only way to keep up - sharp existing skills or get new ones and change jobs.