Proposed Provision: Increase the taxable maximum such that 90 percent of earnings would be subject to the payroll tax (phased in 2015-2020). Provide benefit credit for earnings up to the revised taxable maximum levels.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2013330330
2014315315
2015301301
2016286287
2017271276
2018257266
2019244259
2020231251
2021218245
2022204237
2023189228
2024173219
2025158209
2026142198
2027125188
2028108177
202990165
203071152
203152139
203231125
203311110
2034-1195
2035-3280
2036-5564
2037-7849
2038-10132
2039-12416
2040-1480
2041-172-17
2042-196-34
2043-220-50
2044-245-67
2045-269-84
2046-294-101
2047-319-119
2048-345-137
2049-371-154
2050-397-172
2051-423-190
2052-449-209
2053-476-227
2054-502-246
2055-530-266
2056-557-285
2057-585-305
2058-613-326
2059-642-347
2060-671-368
2061-701-390
2062-732-412
2063-763-435
2064-794-458
2065-826-482
2066-859-506
2067-892-531
2068-925-556
2069-959-581
2070-993-607
2071-1028-634
2072-1064-661
2073-1101-689
2074-1139-718
2075-1178-747
2076-1217-777
2077-1258-808
2078-1299-839
2079-1340-870
2080-1382-902
2081-1424-934
2082-1466-966
2083-1508-998
2084-1550-1030
2085-1592-1062
2086-1635-1095
2087-1678-1128
2088-1722-1162
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