Proposed Provision: E3.15. Increase the taxable maximum such that 90 percent of earnings are subject to the payroll tax (phased in 2017-2026). In addition, apply a tax rate of 6.2 percent for earnings above the revised taxable maximum (phased in from 2017-2026). Provide benefit credit for earnings taxed up to the revised taxable maximum.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2016303303
2017293293
2018277279
2019262267
2020246256
2021231247
2022216238
2023200229
2024183220
2025165211
2026149203
2027132196
2028115189
202998182
203081175
203164168
203246160
203327152
20348144
2035-11135
2036-30127
2037-50117
2038-71108
2039-9199
2040-11289
2041-13380
2042-15471
2043-17661
2044-19752
2045-21843
2046-24033
2047-26224
2048-28315
2049-3055
2050-327-4
2051-349-14
2052-371-23
2053-393-33
2054-415-43
2055-437-53
2056-460-64
2057-482-75
2058-506-86
2059-529-97
2060-553-109
2061-578-121
2062-603-134
2063-628-147
2064-654-161
2065-680-174
2066-706-188
2067-733-203
2068-760-218
2069-788-233
2070-816-248
2071-845-264
2072-874-281
2073-905-298
2074-935-315
2075-967-333
2076-1000-351
2077-1033-370
2078-1068-389
2079-1102-408
2080-1138-427
2081-1173-447
2082-1208-466
2083-1243-486
2084-1279-506
2085-1314-526
2086-1349-546
2087-1384-566
2088-1419-586
2089-1455-607
2090-1491-628
2091-1528-650
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