Proposed Provision: Increase the taxable maximum such that 90 percent of earnings would be subject to the payroll tax (phased in 2016-2021). Provide benefit credit for earnings up to the revised taxable maximum.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2014320320
2015306306
2016292292
2017277279
2018262267
2019248257
2020233247
2021219239
2022203230
2023187220
2024171210
2025154198
2026137187
2027119175
2028101163
202983150
203064137
203144123
203223109
2033294
2034-2078
2035-4263
2036-6546
2037-8830
2038-11213
2039-136-4
2040-160-21
2041-185-38
2042-210-56
2043-235-73
2044-260-91
2045-285-108
2046-310-126
2047-336-144
2048-362-162
2049-388-181
2050-415-200
2051-442-218
2052-468-237
2053-495-257
2054-523-276
2055-550-296
2056-578-316
2057-606-337
2058-635-358
2059-664-379
2060-694-401
2061-725-424
2062-756-447
2063-787-470
2064-819-494
2065-852-519
2066-885-544
2067-918-569
2068-952-595
2069-987-621
2070-1022-648
2071-1057-675
2072-1094-703
2073-1132-732
2074-1171-762
2075-1210-792
2076-1251-824
2077-1293-855
2078-1335-888
2079-1378-921
2080-1421-954
2081-1464-987
2082-1507-1020
2083-1550-1053
2084-1593-1086
2085-1636-1120
2086-1680-1154
2087-1724-1188
2088-1769-1223
2089-1814-1259
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