Proposed Provision: Eliminate the taxable maximum in years 2025 and later. Phase in elimination by taxing all earnings above the current-law taxable maximum at: 1.24 percent in 2016, 2.48 percent in 2017, and so on, up to 11.16 percent in 2024. Provide benefit credit for earnings above the current-law taxable maximum, adding a bend point at the current-law taxable maximum and applying a formula factor of 5 percent for AIME above this new bend point.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2014320320
2015306306
2016292292
2017277279
2018262268
2019248258
2020233250
2021219243
2022203237
2023187231
2024171225
2025154221
2026137217
2027119213
2028101208
202983203
203064198
203144192
203223185
20332178
2034-20170
2035-42163
2036-65155
2037-88146
2038-112138
2039-136130
2040-160122
2041-185114
2042-210106
2043-23598
2044-26089
2045-28581
2046-31073
2047-33665
2048-36257
2049-38848
2050-41540
2051-44231
2052-46823
2053-49514
2054-5235
2055-550-5
2056-578-15
2057-606-25
2058-635-35
2059-664-46
2060-694-57
2061-725-69
2062-756-81
2063-787-93
2064-819-106
2065-852-119
2066-885-132
2067-918-146
2068-952-160
2069-987-174
2070-1022-189
2071-1057-204
2072-1094-220
2073-1132-236
2074-1171-252
2075-1210-269
2076-1251-286
2077-1293-304
2078-1335-321
2079-1378-339
2080-1421-357
2081-1464-376
2082-1507-394
2083-1550-413
2084-1593-431
2085-1636-450
2086-1680-469
2087-1724-489
2088-1769-509
2089-1814-529
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