Proposed Provision: Progressive price indexing of PIA formula factors beginning with individuals newly eligible for OASI benefits in 2012. 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
2005320320
2006337337
2007355355
2008370370
2009383383
2010394394
2011404404
2012410410
2013415415
2014417418
2015418418
2016416418
2017412415
2018407411
2019401406
2020393400
2021383392
2022372383
2023360373
2024346363
2025332351
2026316338
2027299325
2028282311
2029264297
2030245282
2031225267
2032205252
2033185236
2034164221
2035143205
2036121190
203799174
203877158
203954143
204031127
20417111
2042-1796
2043-4180
2044-6664
2045-9149
2046-11733
2047-14317
2048-1692
2049-196-14
2050-223-30
2051-251-46
2052-279-61
2053-308-77
2054-337-93
2055-367-110
2056-397-126
2057-428-142
2058-460-159
2059-492-176
2060-525-193
2061-558-210
2062-592-227
2063-626-245
2064-661-262
2065-697-280
2066-734-298
2067-772-317
2068-810-336
2069-849-355
2070-889-374
2071-930-394
2072-971-413
2073-1014-434
2074-1057-454
2075-1101-474
2076-1146-495
2077-1192-516
2078-1238-538
2079-1286-559
2080-1334-581
2081-1383-604
2082-1433-626
2083-1484-649
2084-1536-672
2085-1589-695
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