Proposed Provision: E3.15. Increase the taxable maximum such that 90 percent of earnings are subject to the payroll tax (phased in 2025-2034). In addition, apply a tax rate of 6.2 percent for earnings above the revised taxable maximum (phased in from 2025-2034). 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
2024188188
2025171171
2026152154
2027134139
2028117127
2029101116
203084107
20316898
20325391
20333785
20342280
2035775
2036-971
2037-2665
2038-4359
2039-6053
2040-7846
2041-9639
2042-11532
2043-13524
2044-15417
2045-1748
2046-1940
2047-215-8
2048-235-17
2049-256-26
2050-277-36
2051-299-45
2052-320-55
2053-342-65
2054-364-76
2055-386-87
2056-409-98
2057-431-110
2058-455-123
2059-478-135
2060-502-149
2061-527-162
2062-553-177
2063-579-191
2064-605-207
2065-632-222
2066-660-239
2067-688-255
2068-716-272
2069-745-289
2070-774-307
2071-803-325
2072-834-344
2073-864-363
2074-895-383
2075-927-403
2076-960-423
2077-993-444
2078-1027-466
2079-1062-488
2080-1098-511
2081-1134-534
2082-1172-557
2083-1209-581
2084-1248-605
2085-1287-630
2086-1327-655
2087-1368-680
2088-1409-705
2089-1450-730
2090-1491-756
2091-1532-781
2092-1573-805
2093-1612-830
2094-1651-853
2095-1689-877
2096-1727-900
2097-1764-923
2098-1801-946
2099-1838-969
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