Proposed Provision: Progressive price indexing (30th percentile) of PIA formula factors beginning with individuals newly eligible for OASDI benefits in 2018: Create a new bend point at the 30th percentile of the AIME distribution of newly retired workers. Maintain current-law benefits for earners at the 30th percentile and below. Reduce the 32 and 15 percent formula factors above the 30th percentile such that the initial benefit for a worker with AIME equal to the taxable maximum grows by inflation rather than the growth in average wages.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2011353353
2012347347
2013341341
2014334334
2015328328
2016321321
2017314314
2018306306
2019296296
2020284285
2021272273
2022259260
2023245247
2024230233
2025214218
2026198204
2027181188
2028164172
2029145156
2030127139
2031107122
203287104
20336787
20344669
20352551
2036433
2037-1815
2038-40-3
2039-62-21
2040-85-38
2041-108-56
2042-130-73
2043-153-90
2044-176-107
2045-200-123
2046-223-140
2047-247-156
2048-271-171
2049-295-187
2050-319-202
2051-343-217
2052-368-232
2053-393-246
2054-418-260
2055-443-274
2056-468-288
2057-494-302
2058-521-315
2059-548-328
2060-575-342
2061-602-355
2062-630-368
2063-659-380
2064-687-393
2065-716-405
2066-746-417
2067-775-429
2068-805-440
2069-835-452
2070-866-463
2071-897-474
2072-928-486
2073-960-497
2074-992-507
2075-1025-518
2076-1058-529
2077-1092-540
2078-1126-550
2079-1161-561
2080-1196-572
2081-1232-582
2082-1268-592
2083-1305-603
2084-1342-613
2085-1380-623
2086-1419-633
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