Proposed Provision: Progressive price indexing of PIA formula factors beginning with individuals newly eligible for OASI benefits in 2019. 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
2010355355
2011353353
2012350350
2013346346
2014341341
2015335335
2016330330
2017324324
2018317317
2019309309
2020299300
2021289290
2022277278
2023264266
2024251254
2025237240
2026221226
2027205211
2028189196
2029171180
2030154164
2031136148
2032117131
203398115
20347998
20355981
20363964
20371947
2038-130
2039-2114
2040-42-3
2041-63-19
2042-84-35
2043-105-51
2044-126-67
2045-147-82
2046-168-97
2047-189-112
2048-211-127
2049-233-141
2050-255-156
2051-277-170
2052-299-184
2053-321-197
2054-344-210
2055-366-224
2056-389-237
2057-412-250
2058-436-263
2059-460-275
2060-485-288
2061-509-301
2062-534-314
2063-560-326
2064-586-339
2065-612-351
2066-638-363
2067-665-375
2068-692-387
2069-720-400
2070-748-412
2071-776-424
2072-805-436
2073-834-448
2074-864-460
2075-894-473
2076-925-485
2077-957-497
2078-989-510
2079-1021-522
2080-1054-535
2081-1087-548
2082-1121-560
2083-1156-573
2084-1191-586
2085-1227-599
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