Proposed Provision: F4. Expand covered earnings to include contributions to voluntary salary reduction plans (such as Cafeteria 125 plans and Flexible Spending Accounts). Starting in 2022, subject these contributions to the OASDI payroll tax, making the payroll tax treatment of these contributions like 401(k) contributions.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2021253253
2022231231
2023214217
2024196202
2025178186
2026159170
2027141155
2028122138
2029104122
203085105
20316688
20324672
20332755
2034737
2035-1320
2036-332
2037-54-16
2038-76-34
2039-97-53
2040-119-72
2041-142-91
2042-165-110
2043-188-130
2044-211-150
2045-235-170
2046-258-190
2047-282-211
2048-306-231
2049-330-252
2050-354-273
2051-378-293
2052-403-315
2053-427-336
2054-452-357
2055-477-378
2056-502-400
2057-527-422
2058-552-444
2059-578-466
2060-604-488
2061-630-511
2062-657-535
2063-684-559
2064-712-583
2065-740-607
2066-768-632
2067-796-657
2068-825-683
2069-855-709
2070-884-735
2071-914-762
2072-945-789
2073-976-816
2074-1007-844
2075-1039-872
2076-1071-901
2077-1105-931
2078-1139-962
2079-1175-993
2080-1211-1026
2081-1248-1058
2082-1286-1092
2083-1324-1126
2084-1363-1160
2085-1403-1195
2086-1443-1230
2087-1483-1266
2088-1524-1302
2089-1564-1338
2090-1604-1372
2091-1643-1407
2092-1681-1440
2093-1718-1472
2094-1754-1504
2095-1789-1536
2096-1825-1567
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