Proposed Provision: E2.1. Eliminate the taxable maximum in years 2023 and later, and apply full 12.4 percent payroll tax rate to all earnings. Do not provide benefit credit for earnings above the current-law taxable maximum.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2022230230
2023211211
2024194212
2025177213
2026160212
2027143210
2028126208
2029109205
203091201
203174198
203257194
203339190
203421187
20353184
2036-16181
2037-35178
2038-54175
2039-74171
2040-95168
2041-116165
2042-137161
2043-158157
2044-180153
2045-202149
2046-224145
2047-246141
2048-268137
2049-291132
2050-313127
2051-336122
2052-359117
2053-383112
2054-406106
2055-430100
2056-45393
2057-47787
2058-50180
2059-52572
2060-55065
2061-57557
2062-60149
2063-62740
2064-65431
2065-68122
2066-70813
2067-7363
2068-764-7
2069-792-17
2070-821-28
2071-850-39
2072-880-50
2073-910-62
2074-940-74
2075-971-86
2076-1003-98
2077-1036-111
2078-1069-124
2079-1104-137
2080-1139-150
2081-1175-164
2082-1212-177
2083-1249-191
2084-1286-204
2085-1324-218
2086-1363-231
2087-1402-245
2088-1442-258
2089-1481-271
2090-1520-284
2091-1558-296
2092-1595-308
2093-1632-320
2094-1668-332
2095-1703-343
2096-1738-355
2097-1773-366
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