Proposed Provision: Progressive price indexing of PIA formula factors beginning with individuals newly eligible for OASI benefits in 2016. 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
2008359359
2009369369
2010378378
2011386386
2012392392
2013394394
2014395395
2015393393
2016390390
2017385385
2018378379
2019371371
2020361363
2021351353
2022341343
2023329332
2024316321
2025302308
2026287295
2027272282
2028256268
2029239253
2030221238
2031203223
2032185207
2033166192
2034147176
2035127160
2036108145
203788129
203867114
20394798
20402683
2041669
2042-1554
2043-3640
2044-5725
2045-7812
2046-100-2
2047-121-15
2048-143-29
2049-165-42
2050-187-54
2051-209-67
2052-232-79
2053-254-91
2054-277-103
2055-300-115
2056-324-126
2057-347-138
2058-372-149
2059-396-161
2060-421-172
2061-447-183
2062-472-195
2063-498-206
2064-525-217
2065-552-228
2066-579-238
2067-607-249
2068-635-260
2069-664-271
2070-693-281
2071-722-292
2072-752-303
2073-782-313
2074-813-324
2075-845-334
2076-876-345
2077-909-356
2078-942-366
2079-975-377
2080-1009-388
2081-1044-399
2082-1079-409
2083-1114-420
2084-1151-431
2085-1188-442
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