Proposed Provision: Eliminate the taxable maximum in years 2024 and later. Phase in elimination by taxing all earnings above the current-law taxable maximum at: 1.24 percent in 2015, 2.48 percent in 2016, and so on, up to 11.16 percent in 2023. Provide benefit credit for earnings above the current-law taxable maximum, adding a bend point at the current-law taxable maximum and applying a formula factor of 5 percent for AIME above this new bend point.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2013330330
2014315315
2015301301
2016286287
2017271276
2018257267
2019244261
2020231255
2021218251
2022204247
2023189244
2024173241
2025158239
2026142237
2027125234
2028108231
202990226
203071222
203152216
203231210
203311203
2034-11197
2035-32189
2036-55182
2037-78175
2038-101167
2039-124160
2040-148153
2041-172145
2042-196138
2043-220131
2044-245124
2045-269117
2046-294109
2047-319102
2048-34595
2049-37187
2050-39780
2051-42372
2052-44964
2053-47656
2054-50248
2055-53039
2056-55731
2057-58521
2058-61312
2059-6422
2060-671-8
2061-701-19
2062-732-30
2063-763-41
2064-794-53
2065-826-65
2066-859-77
2067-892-89
2068-925-102
2069-959-116
2070-993-129
2071-1028-143
2072-1064-157
2073-1101-172
2074-1139-187
2075-1178-202
2076-1217-218
2077-1258-234
2078-1299-250
2079-1340-267
2080-1382-283
2081-1424-300
2082-1466-317
2083-1508-334
2084-1550-351
2085-1592-369
2086-1635-387
2087-1678-405
2088-1722-423
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