Proposed Provision: Beginning in 2021, apply 2 percent payroll tax rate on earnings over the wage-indexed equivalent of $400,000 in 2017, with the threshold wage-indexed after 2021. Provide proportional benefit credit for additional earnings taxed.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2013330330
2014315315
2015301301
2016286286
2017271271
2018257257
2019244244
2020231231
2021218218
2022204205
2023189191
2024173177
2025158162
2026142147
2027125131
2028108115
20299098
20307181
20315262
20323143
20331124
2034-113
2035-32-17
2036-55-39
2037-78-60
2038-101-82
2039-124-104
2040-148-127
2041-172-150
2042-196-173
2043-220-196
2044-245-219
2045-269-242
2046-294-266
2047-319-290
2048-345-314
2049-371-338
2050-397-363
2051-423-387
2052-449-412
2053-476-438
2054-502-463
2055-530-489
2056-557-515
2057-585-541
2058-613-568
2059-642-596
2060-671-624
2061-701-652
2062-732-681
2063-763-711
2064-794-741
2065-826-772
2066-859-803
2067-892-834
2068-925-866
2069-959-898
2070-993-931
2071-1028-965
2072-1064-1000
2073-1101-1035
2074-1139-1071
2075-1178-1108
2076-1217-1146
2077-1258-1185
2078-1299-1225
2079-1340-1264
2080-1382-1304
2081-1424-1345
2082-1466-1385
2083-1508-1425
2084-1550-1466
2085-1592-1506
2086-1635-1547
2087-1678-1589
2088-1722-1631
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