Proposed Provision: H3. Starting in 2021, 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 7.5 percent, with 60 percent of this revenue going to OASDI and 40 percent going to HI.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2019273273
2020260260
2021245245
2022229231
2023213216
2024197200
2025180184
2026163168
2027147152
2028130135
2029114118
203097101
20318084
20326367
20334649
20342831
20351013
2036-9-6
2037-28-25
2038-47-45
2039-67-65
2040-87-86
2041-108-107
2042-129-128
2043-150-149
2044-171-171
2045-192-192
2046-213-213
2047-234-235
2048-255-256
2049-276-278
2050-297-299
2051-318-320
2052-338-342
2053-359-363
2054-380-384
2055-401-406
2056-422-427
2057-444-449
2058-465-471
2059-487-493
2060-509-516
2061-531-539
2062-554-562
2063-577-586
2064-601-610
2065-625-635
2066-649-659
2067-674-685
2068-699-710
2069-724-736
2070-749-762
2071-776-789
2072-802-816
2073-830-844
2074-857-872
2075-885-901
2076-914-931
2077-944-962
2078-975-993
2079-1007-1026
2080-1039-1059
2081-1072-1092
2082-1106-1127
2083-1139-1161
2084-1173-1196
2085-1207-1231
2086-1242-1266
2087-1275-1300
2088-1309-1335
2089-1342-1369
2090-1375-1402
2091-1407-1435
2092-1439-1468
2093-1471-1501
2094-1503-1533
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