Proposed Provision: Make 90% of the earnings subject to the payroll tax (phased in 2011-2020), but retain the current-law taxable maximum for benefit purposes. This estimate considers all self-employed earnings in computing the percentage of earnings subject to the payroll tax.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2010355355
2011353353
2012350350
2013346347
2014341344
2015335342
2016330341
2017324339
2018317338
2019309335
2020299332
2021289328
2022277323
2023264317
2024251310
2025237302
2026221293
2027205284
2028189274
2029171263
2030154252
2031136241
2032117229
203398217
203479205
203559193
203639181
203719169
2038-1157
2039-21144
2040-42132
2041-63120
2042-84109
2043-10597
2044-12685
2045-14773
2046-16861
2047-18949
2048-21138
2049-23326
2050-25514
2051-2772
2052-299-11
2053-321-23
2054-344-35
2055-366-48
2056-389-61
2057-412-74
2058-436-87
2059-460-101
2060-485-115
2061-509-129
2062-534-143
2063-560-158
2064-586-173
2065-612-188
2066-638-203
2067-665-219
2068-692-235
2069-720-252
2070-748-268
2071-776-285
2072-805-303
2073-834-321
2074-864-339
2075-894-357
2076-925-376
2077-957-396
2078-989-416
2079-1021-436
2080-1054-456
2081-1087-477
2082-1121-499
2083-1156-521
2084-1191-543
2085-1227-566
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