Proposed Provision: Make 90 percent of the earnings subject to the payroll tax (phased in 2008-2017), but retain the current-law taxable maximum for benefit purposes. This estimate considers all self-employed earnings in computing the percentage of earnings subject to the payroll tax.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2005320320
2006337337
2007355355
2008370370
2009383384
2010394398
2011404411
2012410422
2013415431
2014417439
2015418446
2016416451
2017412454
2018407456
2019401457
2020393456
2021383453
2022372449
2023360443
2024346437
2025332428
2026316419
2027299409
2028282398
2029264387
2030245375
2031225363
2032205350
2033185337
2034164324
2035143311
2036121297
203799283
203877270
203954256
204031242
20417227
2042-17213
2043-41198
2044-66183
2045-91168
2046-117153
2047-143137
2048-169121
2049-196105
2050-22388
2051-25171
2052-27953
2053-30836
2054-33717
2055-367-1
2056-397-21
2057-428-40
2058-460-60
2059-492-81
2060-525-102
2061-558-124
2062-592-146
2063-626-168
2064-661-192
2065-697-215
2066-734-240
2067-772-264
2068-810-290
2069-849-316
2070-889-343
2071-930-370
2072-971-398
2073-1014-426
2074-1057-455
2075-1101-485
2076-1146-515
2077-1192-546
2078-1238-578
2079-1286-610
2080-1334-643
2081-1383-676
2082-1433-710
2083-1484-745
2084-1536-780
2085-1589-816
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