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1994-96 Advisory Council Report

 
 Table 19m  Comparison of "Moneys Worth" for the OASDI Program for Present Law and
  StdVal       Advisory Council Options With Reduced CPI*
  NoTaxAdj
            Present Value of Expected Benefits                    Cohort 22 in 2019
            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           Married, Male Worker Only                  Married, Female Worker Only
               (TF
               Real      Low      Ave     High      Max               Low      Ave     High      Max
 Package       Int)     Erns     Erns     Erns     Erns              Erns     Erns     Erns     Erns
 
 Present Law   (2.3)    85789   142487   188096   226193             78440   129843   171488   206235
 PL PAYGO      (2.3)    85789   142487   188096   226193             78440   129843   171488   206235
 5% PSA-All Tax(2.3)    88768   128904   170221   222474             81179   118325   157806   207557
 5% PSA-Hi Yld (2.3)   102497   159414   219036   295592             94773   148534   206141   279956
 1.6% IA-Hi Yld(2.3)    80554   130963   176324   222943             73021   119055   160965   204569
 MB+           (4.6)   109211   181393   239776   288313             99929   165689   218976   263319
 MB-PAYGO      (4.2)    85747   142396   188027   226090             78398   129752   171420   206132
 MTR           (2.3)    66994   100830   128111   150727             59775    89619   113868   134023
 LTR           (2.3)    62268    70015    75999    81332             55042    60242    64873    68355
 
            Present Value of Expected Pyrl Tax (EE + ER)               Cohort 22 in 2019
            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           Married, Male Worker Only                  Married, Female Worker Only
 
                         Low      Ave     High      Max               Low      Ave     High      Max
                        Erns     Erns     Erns     Erns              Erns     Erns     Erns     Erns
 
 Present Law   (2.3)    40248    89440   143104   214354             41740    92754   148408   222296
 PL PAYGO      (2.3)    49604   110232   176372   264184             51544   114544   183270   274518
 5% PSA-All Tax(2.3)    44032    97850   156560   234508             45584   101296   162074   242766
 5% PSA-Hi Yld (2.3)    45182   100404   160646   240630             46856   104124   166600   249546
 1.6% IA-Hi Yld(2.3)    45442   100982   161570   242014             47126   104722   167556   250980
 MB+           (4.6)    45182   100404   160646   240630             46856   104124   166600   249546
 MB-PAYGO      (4.2)    43456    96568   154508   231436             45168   100372   160596   240554
 MTR           (2.3)    40248    89440   143104   214354             41740    92754   148408   222296
 LTR           (2.3)    28952    64340   102944   154196             30026    66724   106758   159910
 
            Present Value of Expected "Net Subsidy"                    Cohort 22 in 2019
            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           Married, Male Worker Only                  Married, Female Worker Only
 
                         Low      Ave     High      Max               Low      Ave     High      Max
                        Erns     Erns     Erns     Erns              Erns     Erns     Erns     Erns
 
 Present Law   (2.3)    45541    53047    44992    11839             36700    37089    23080   -16061
 PL PAYGO      (2.3)    36185    32255    11724   -37991             26896    15299   -11782   -68283
 5% PSA-All Tax(2.3)    44736    31054    13661   -12034             35595    17029    -4268   -35209
 5% PSA-Hi Yld (2.3)    57315    59010    58390    54962             47917    44410    39541    30410
 1.6% IA-Hi Yld(2.3)    35112    29981    14754   -19071             25895    14333    -6591   -46411
 MB+           (4.6)    64029    80989    79130    47683             53073    61565    52376    13773
 MB-PAYGO      (4.2)    42291    45828    33519    -5346             33230    29380    10824   -34422
 MTR           (2.3)    26746    11390   -14993   -63627             18035    -3135   -34540   -88273
 LTR           (2.3)    33316     5675   -26945   -72864             25016    -6482   -41885   -91555
 
            Moneys Worth Ratio (BenefitsX100/Taxes)                    Cohort 22 in 2019
            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           Married, Male Worker Only                  Married, Female Worker Only
 
                         Low      Ave     High      Max               Low      Ave     High      Max
                        Erns     Erns     Erns     Erns              Erns     Erns     Erns     Erns
 
 Present Law   (2.3)      213      159      131      106               188      140      116       93
 PL PAYGO      (2.3)      173      129      107       86               152      113       94       75
 5% PSA-All Tax(2.3)      202      132      109       95               178      117       97       85
 5% PSA-Hi Yld (2.3)      227      159      136      123               202      143      124      112
 1.6% IA-Hi Yld(2.3)      177      130      109       92               155      114       96       82
 MB+           (4.6)      242      181      149      120               213      159      131      106
 MB-PAYGO      (4.2)      197      147      122       98               174      129      107       86
 MTR           (2.3)      166      113       90       70               143       97       77       60
 LTR           (2.3)      215      109       74       53               183       90       61       43
 
Note: All values based in intermediate assumptions of the 1995 Trustees Report*. All dollar values are present value at age 22, then wage indexed to 1995. * Assuming 0.21% lower COLA starting Dec 97; no change in nominal wage or interest. Office of the Actuary / Social Security Administration July 28, 1996
 
 
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