Proposed Provision: E3.15. Increase the taxable maximum such that 90 percent of earnings are subject to the payroll tax (phased in 2022-2031). In addition, apply a tax rate of 6.2 percent for earnings above the revised taxable maximum (phased in from 2022-2031). Provide benefit credit for earnings taxed up to the revised taxable maximum.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2021253253
2022231231
2023214215
2024196201
2025178187
2026159174
2027141162
2028122150
2029104139
203085128
203166117
203246107
20332797
2034786
2035-1376
2036-3366
2037-5455
2038-7645
2039-9733
2040-11922
2041-14211
2042-165-1
2043-188-13
2044-211-25
2045-235-37
2046-258-50
2047-282-62
2048-306-75
2049-330-87
2050-354-100
2051-378-113
2052-403-127
2053-427-140
2054-452-154
2055-477-167
2056-502-181
2057-527-196
2058-552-210
2059-578-225
2060-604-240
2061-630-256
2062-657-272
2063-684-288
2064-712-305
2065-740-322
2066-768-339
2067-796-357
2068-825-375
2069-855-394
2070-884-412
2071-914-432
2072-945-451
2073-976-471
2074-1007-491
2075-1039-512
2076-1071-534
2077-1105-556
2078-1139-578
2079-1175-601
2080-1211-625
2081-1248-649
2082-1286-673
2083-1324-698
2084-1363-723
2085-1403-748
2086-1443-773
2087-1483-799
2088-1524-825
2089-1564-850
2090-1604-875
2091-1643-899
2092-1681-923
2093-1718-946
2094-1754-969
2095-1789-991
2096-1825-1013
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