Proposed Provision: Progressive indexing (30th percentile) of PIA factors beginning with individuals newly eligible for OASI benefits in 2018, continuing through 2027, and resuming in 2066: Create a new bend point at the 30th percentile of the AIME distribution of newly retired workers. Maintain current-law benefits for earners at the 30th percentile and below. Reduce the 32 and 15 percent factors above the 30th percentile such that the initial benefit for a worker with AIME equal to the taxable maximum is reduced by 1.17 percent per year as compared to current law (for the years that progressive indexing applies). Disabled workers are: (a) not affected prior to normal retirement age; and (b) subject to a proportional reduction in benefits, based on the worker's years of disability, upon conversion to retired-worker beneficiary status.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2015308308
2016298298
2017280280
2018264264
2019248248
2020233233
2021219219
2022204204
2023189189
2024173174
2025157159
2026142144
2027126129
2028110114
20299498
20307783
20316067
20324250
20332333
2034415
2035-16-3
2036-36-21
2037-57-40
2038-78-59
2039-100-78
2040-122-97
2041-144-117
2042-166-136
2043-189-156
2044-211-175
2045-234-195
2046-257-214
2047-280-234
2048-303-254
2049-327-273
2050-351-293
2051-375-313
2052-398-333
2053-423-352
2054-447-372
2055-472-393
2056-496-413
2057-522-434
2058-548-455
2059-574-477
2060-601-499
2061-629-522
2062-657-545
2063-685-568
2064-714-592
2065-744-617
2066-774-642
2067-804-667
2068-835-693
2069-867-720
2070-899-747
2071-932-774
2072-965-803
2073-1000-833
2074-1035-864
2075-1072-895
2076-1110-928
2077-1148-962
2078-1188-996
2079-1228-1032
2080-1268-1067
2081-1309-1103
2082-1350-1140
2083-1391-1176
2084-1432-1213
2085-1472-1250
2086-1514-1287
2087-1555-1325
2088-1597-1363
2089-1640-1402
2090-1683-1441
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