Proposed Provision: Tax Reform for Individuals: Starting in 2015, 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
2013330330
2014315315
2015301301
2016286287
2017271274
2018257261
2019244249
2020231236
2021218224
2022204210
2023189196
2024173181
2025158166
2026142150
2027125134
2028108117
202990100
20307181
20315262
20323143
20331123
2034-112
2035-32-20
2036-55-42
2037-78-64
2038-101-86
2039-124-109
2040-148-133
2041-172-156
2042-196-180
2043-220-203
2044-245-227
2045-269-251
2046-294-276
2047-319-300
2048-345-325
2049-371-351
2050-397-376
2051-423-402
2052-449-427
2053-476-453
2054-502-480
2055-530-506
2056-557-533
2057-585-560
2058-613-588
2059-642-617
2060-671-645
2061-701-675
2062-732-705
2063-763-735
2064-794-766
2065-826-798
2066-859-829
2067-892-862
2068-925-895
2069-959-928
2070-993-962
2071-1028-996
2072-1064-1032
2073-1101-1068
2074-1139-1105
2075-1178-1143
2076-1217-1182
2077-1258-1222
2078-1299-1263
2079-1340-1303
2080-1382-1344
2081-1424-1386
2082-1466-1427
2083-1508-1468
2084-1550-1509
2085-1592-1551
2086-1635-1593
2087-1678-1636
2088-1722-1679
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