Proposed Provision: Progressive price indexing of PIA formula factors beginning with individuals newly eligible for OASI benefits in 2017. Create new bend point at the 30th percentile of earners. Maintain current-law benefits for earners at the 30th percentile and below and reduce upper 2 formula factors (32% and 15%) such that maximum worker benefit grows by inflation rather than the growth in average wages. Disability benefits are not affected by the proposal. Disabled worker beneficiaries, upon attaining normal retirement age, would be subject to a proportional reduction in benefits based on the worker's years of disability.

OASDI Trust Fund Ratio
(assets as a percentage of annual expenditures)

Year Present Law Provision
2009354354
2010360360
2011366366
2012369369
2013367367
2014364364
2015359359
2016354354
2017347347
2018338338
2019327328
2020315316
2021302304
2022289292
2023275278
2024260264
2025244250
2026227234
2027209218
2028191202
2029173185
2030153168
2031133150
2032113132
203392114
20347196
20355078
20362960
2037741
2038-1623
2039-385
2040-61-13
2041-83-31
2042-106-49
2043-129-67
2044-152-84
2045-175-101
2046-199-118
2047-222-135
2048-246-151
2049-270-168
2050-294-184
2051-318-199
2052-342-215
2053-366-231
2054-391-246
2055-415-261
2056-440-276
2057-466-291
2058-491-306
2059-517-321
2060-544-336
2061-570-350
2062-598-365
2063-625-380
2064-653-395
2065-681-409
2066-710-424
2067-739-439
2068-768-453
2069-798-468
2070-828-483
2071-859-498
2072-890-513
2073-922-528
2074-954-543
2075-987-558
2076-1020-573
2077-1054-589
2078-1089-604
2079-1124-620
2080-1159-636
2081-1195-652
2082-1232-668
2083-1270-685
2084-1308-701
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