Proposed Provision: E2.12. Eliminate the taxable maximum in years 2030 and later. Phase in elimination by taxing all earnings above the current-law taxable maximum at: 1.24 percent in 2021, 2.48 percent in 2022, and so on, up to 12.40 percent in 2030. Provide benefit credit for earnings above the current-law taxable maximum. Create a new bend point at the current-law taxable maximum with a 3 percent formula factor applying above the new bend point.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2018288288
2019272272
2020256256
2021239239
2022223224
2023206210
2024188198
2025171187
2026154177
2027137168
2028120161
2029104155
203086150
203169146
203251142
203333137
203414132
2035-5127
2036-25121
2037-46115
2038-67109
2039-88102
2040-11096
2041-13289
2042-15483
2043-17676
2044-19970
2045-22164
2046-24458
2047-26751
2048-28945
2049-31239
2050-33533
2051-35827
2052-38121
2053-40315
2054-4269
2055-4502
2056-473-5
2057-496-12
2058-520-19
2059-544-26
2060-569-34
2061-594-42
2062-619-51
2063-645-59
2064-671-68
2065-698-78
2066-725-88
2067-752-98
2068-780-108
2069-808-119
2070-837-130
2071-866-142
2072-896-153
2073-927-166
2074-958-178
2075-990-191
2076-1023-204
2077-1057-218
2078-1092-232
2079-1128-246
2080-1165-261
2081-1202-275
2082-1240-290
2083-1278-305
2084-1316-319
2085-1354-334
2086-1392-349
2087-1430-363
2088-1468-378
2089-1505-393
2090-1543-408
2091-1580-423
2092-1618-438
2093-1655-453
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