Proposed Provision: Determine the level of the contribution and benefit base such that 90 percent of the earnings would be subject to the payroll tax (phased in 2006-2015). All earnings subject to the payroll tax would be used in determining benefits.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2005320320
2006337337
2007355356
2008370374
2009383390
2010394406
2011404421
2012410433
2013415444
2014417453
2015418460
2016416466
2017412469
2018407471
2019401471
2020393469
2021383466
2022372461
2023360454
2024346447
2025332438
2026316428
2027299417
2028282405
2029264393
2030245380
2031225367
2032205353
2033185339
2034164325
2035143311
2036121296
203799281
203877266
203954251
204031235
20417220
2042-17204
2043-41187
2044-66171
2045-91154
2046-117137
2047-143119
2048-169101
2049-19683
2050-22364
2051-25145
2052-27926
2053-3086
2054-337-15
2055-367-36
2056-397-57
2057-428-79
2058-460-102
2059-492-125
2060-525-148
2061-558-172
2062-592-197
2063-626-222
2064-661-248
2065-697-275
2066-734-302
2067-772-329
2068-810-358
2069-849-386
2070-889-416
2071-930-446
2072-971-477
2073-1014-509
2074-1057-541
2075-1101-574
2076-1146-608
2077-1192-642
2078-1238-677
2079-1286-712
2080-1334-749
2081-1383-786
2082-1433-823
2083-1484-862
2084-1536-901
2085-1589-941
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