Proposed Provision: Progressive price indexing (40th percentile) of PIA formula factors for individuals newly eligible for OASI benefits in 2019 through 2056: Create a new bend point at the 40th percentile of the AIME distribution of newly retired workers. Maintain current-law benefit credit for earners at the 40th percentile and below. Reduce the 32 and 15 formula factors above the 40th 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. Disabled workers are: (a) not affected prior to normal retirement age; and (b) subject to a proportional reduction in benefits, based on the worker's years of disability, upon conversion to retired worker beneficiary status. Young survivors (children of deceased workers and surviving spouses with a child in care) are not affected.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2011353353
2012347347
2013341341
2014334334
2015328328
2016321321
2017314314
2018306306
2019296296
2020284284
2021272272
2022259259
2023245245
2024230231
2025214216
2026198201
2027181184
2028164167
2029145150
2030127132
2031107114
20328795
20336776
20344657
20352538
2036419
2037-18-1
2038-40-21
2039-62-40
2040-85-60
2041-108-80
2042-130-99
2043-153-119
2044-176-138
2045-200-157
2046-223-176
2047-247-196
2048-271-215
2049-295-234
2050-319-253
2051-343-271
2052-368-290
2053-393-308
2054-418-327
2055-443-345
2056-468-364
2057-494-382
2058-521-401
2059-548-419
2060-575-438
2061-602-457
2062-630-475
2063-659-494
2064-687-512
2065-716-531
2066-746-549
2067-775-567
2068-805-586
2069-835-604
2070-866-622
2071-897-641
2072-928-660
2073-960-678
2074-992-697
2075-1025-716
2076-1058-736
2077-1092-755
2078-1126-775
2079-1161-795
2080-1196-816
2081-1232-836
2082-1268-857
2083-1305-878
2084-1342-900
2085-1380-921
2086-1419-943
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