Proposed Provision: Beginning in 2019, apply 2 percent payroll tax rate on earnings over the wage-indexed equivalent of $300,000 in 2017, with the threshold wage-indexed after 2019. Provide proportional benefit credit for additional earnings taxed.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2011353353
2012347347
2013341341
2014334334
2015328328
2016321321
2017314314
2018306306
2019296296
2020284286
2021272274
2022259263
2023245250
2024230236
2025214222
2026198207
2027181191
2028164175
2029145157
2030127140
2031107121
203287103
20336784
20344664
20352544
2036424
2037-184
2038-40-17
2039-62-38
2040-85-59
2041-108-80
2042-130-102
2043-153-123
2044-176-145
2045-200-166
2046-223-188
2047-247-211
2048-271-233
2049-295-256
2050-319-278
2051-343-301
2052-368-324
2053-393-347
2054-418-371
2055-443-394
2056-468-418
2057-494-443
2058-521-468
2059-548-493
2060-575-518
2061-602-544
2062-630-571
2063-659-597
2064-687-624
2065-716-652
2066-746-679
2067-775-707
2068-805-735
2069-835-764
2070-866-793
2071-897-822
2072-928-852
2073-960-882
2074-992-912
2075-1025-943
2076-1058-975
2077-1092-1007
2078-1126-1040
2079-1161-1073
2080-1196-1106
2081-1232-1140
2082-1268-1175
2083-1305-1210
2084-1342-1245
2085-1380-1281
2086-1419-1318
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