Proposed Provision: E3.17. Beginning in 2026, increase the taxable maximum by twice the rate of increase in the national Average Wage Index, but never by less than 3 percent. Provide benefit credit for earnings up to the revised taxable maximum levels.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2024188188
2025171171
2026152152
2027134135
2028117119
2029101103
20308489
20316875
20325363
20333750
20342239
2035727
2036-916
2037-264
2038-43-8
2039-60-20
2040-78-33
2041-96-45
2042-115-58
2043-135-71
2044-154-84
2045-174-97
2046-194-110
2047-215-123
2048-235-136
2049-256-149
2050-277-162
2051-299-175
2052-320-189
2053-342-202
2054-364-216
2055-386-229
2056-409-243
2057-431-258
2058-455-272
2059-478-287
2060-502-302
2061-527-318
2062-553-334
2063-579-351
2064-605-368
2065-632-385
2066-660-402
2067-688-420
2068-716-439
2069-745-457
2070-774-476
2071-803-495
2072-834-515
2073-864-535
2074-895-555
2075-927-576
2076-960-598
2077-993-620
2078-1027-642
2079-1062-665
2080-1098-689
2081-1134-713
2082-1172-737
2083-1209-762
2084-1248-787
2085-1287-813
2086-1327-838
2087-1368-865
2088-1409-891
2089-1450-917
2090-1491-943
2091-1532-969
2092-1573-994
2093-1612-1019
2094-1651-1043
2095-1689-1067
2096-1727-1091
2097-1764-1114
2098-1801-1137
2099-1838-1159
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