Proposed Provision: E3.15. Increase the taxable maximum such that 90 percent of earnings are subject to the payroll tax (phased in 2021-2030). In addition, apply a tax rate of 6.2 percent for earnings above the revised taxable maximum (phased in from 2021-2030). Provide benefit credit for earnings taxed up to the revised taxable maximum.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2020261261
2021248248
2022233234
2023217222
2024200209
2025183197
2026165186
2027148175
2028130165
2029112155
203094146
203176137
203258128
203339119
203420110
20351100
2036-1991
2037-3881
2038-5971
2039-8061
2040-10151
2041-12240
2042-14429
2043-16618
2044-1887
2045-210-4
2046-232-15
2047-255-27
2048-277-38
2049-299-49
2050-322-61
2051-344-72
2052-367-84
2053-389-96
2054-412-108
2055-434-120
2056-457-132
2057-480-145
2058-504-158
2059-527-171
2060-551-185
2061-575-199
2062-599-213
2063-624-228
2064-650-243
2065-676-258
2066-702-274
2067-728-291
2068-755-307
2069-782-324
2070-809-342
2071-837-360
2072-866-378
2073-895-397
2074-925-416
2075-955-436
2076-986-456
2077-1018-477
2078-1051-498
2079-1084-520
2080-1119-543
2081-1154-565
2082-1190-588
2083-1226-611
2084-1263-635
2085-1300-658
2086-1337-682
2087-1374-706
2088-1411-729
2089-1448-753
2090-1484-776
2091-1520-798
2092-1554-821
2093-1589-843
2094-1623-865
2095-1657-887
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