Proposed Provision: E3.16. Beginning in 2026, apply 4 percent payroll tax rate on earnings above the wage-indexed equivalent of $400,000 in 2015 (about $612,900 in 2026), with the threshold wage-indexed after 2026. Provide benefit credit for additional earnings taxed, using a secondary PIA formula. This secondary PIA formula involves: (1) an "AIME+" derived from annual earnings taxed only between 2015 wage-indexed equivalents of $400,000 and $500,000, or about $612,900 and $766,200 in 2026 (with thresholds wage-indexed after 2026); and (2) a formula factor of 2 percent on this newly computed "AIME+".

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

Year Current Law Provision
2024188188
2025171171
2026152152
2027134136
2028117121
2029101107
20308492
20316878
20325365
20333751
20342238
2035724
2036-910
2037-26-4
2038-43-19
2039-60-34
2040-78-50
2041-96-67
2042-115-83
2043-135-100
2044-154-118
2045-174-136
2046-194-153
2047-215-172
2048-235-190
2049-256-209
2050-277-227
2051-299-247
2052-320-266
2053-342-285
2054-364-305
2055-386-325
2056-409-346
2057-431-366
2058-455-387
2059-478-409
2060-502-431
2061-527-453
2062-553-477
2063-579-500
2064-605-525
2065-632-550
2066-660-575
2067-688-600
2068-716-626
2069-745-653
2070-774-679
2071-803-707
2072-834-735
2073-864-763
2074-895-792
2075-927-821
2076-960-851
2077-993-882
2078-1027-913
2079-1062-946
2080-1098-979
2081-1134-1012
2082-1172-1047
2083-1209-1082
2084-1248-1117
2085-1287-1153
2086-1327-1190
2087-1368-1227
2088-1409-1265
2089-1450-1303
2090-1491-1341
2091-1532-1378
2092-1573-1415
2093-1612-1452
2094-1651-1487
2095-1689-1522
2096-1727-1557
2097-1764-1591
2098-1801-1625
2099-1838-1659
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