Proposed Provision: Tax Reform for Individuals: Starting in 2013, modify personal income tax by: (a) establishing two-brackets with marginal rates of 15 and 27 percent separated at $51,000 (CPI indexed); (b) creating a non-refundable credit for low-income tax filers age 65 and older; and (c) treating capital gains as regular income. Tax all Social Security benefits at the applicable marginal rate (15 or 27 percent) less a non-refundable credit of 7.5 percent. Base revenue to OASDHI on the net marginal rates of 7.5 and 19.5 percent, with 40 percent of revenue dedicated to HI.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2011353353
2012347347
2013341341
2014334335
2015328330
2016321324
2017314317
2018306309
2019296299
2020284288
2021272276
2022259262
2023245249
2024230234
2025214218
2026198202
2027181185
2028164168
2029145149
2030127130
2031107111
20328791
20336771
20344650
20352529
203647
2037-18-15
2038-40-37
2039-62-59
2040-85-82
2041-108-105
2042-130-128
2043-153-151
2044-176-174
2045-200-197
2046-223-221
2047-247-245
2048-271-269
2049-295-293
2050-319-318
2051-343-342
2052-368-367
2053-393-392
2054-418-417
2055-443-443
2056-468-468
2057-494-495
2058-521-521
2059-548-548
2060-575-576
2061-602-604
2062-630-632
2063-659-661
2064-687-690
2065-716-719
2066-746-749
2067-775-778
2068-805-809
2069-835-839
2070-866-870
2071-897-901
2072-928-933
2073-960-965
2074-992-998
2075-1025-1031
2076-1058-1064
2077-1092-1099
2078-1126-1133
2079-1161-1169
2080-1196-1204
2081-1232-1240
2082-1268-1277
2083-1305-1314
2084-1342-1352
2085-1380-1390
2086-1419-1429
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