Proposed Provision: Tax Reform for Individuals: Starting in 2014, 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
2012340340
2013329329
2014315315
2015302303
2016290291
2017277280
2018265268
2019253256
2020240243
2021227230
2022212215
2023197200
2024181184
2025164167
2026147150
2027129132
2028110113
20299093
20307072
20314951
20322729
203357
2034-18-16
2035-41-40
2036-65-64
2037-89-88
2038-114-113
2039-138-138
2040-163-163
2041-189-189
2042-215-215
2043-240-241
2044-266-267
2045-292-293
2046-319-320
2047-346-347
2048-373-375
2049-400-402
2050-428-430
2051-456-458
2052-484-487
2053-512-515
2054-540-544
2055-569-573
2056-598-602
2057-628-632
2058-657-662
2059-688-693
2060-719-724
2061-750-756
2062-782-788
2063-814-821
2064-847-854
2065-880-887
2066-913-921
2067-946-955
2068-980-989
2069-1014-1023
2070-1049-1058
2071-1084-1094
2072-1120-1130
2073-1156-1167
2074-1193-1204
2075-1230-1242
2076-1268-1280
2077-1307-1319
2078-1346-1359
2079-1385-1398
2080-1425-1439
2081-1465-1479
2082-1505-1520
2083-1547-1562
2084-1588-1604
2085-1631-1647
2086-1673-1691
2087-1717-1735
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