Table B1—Monthly Retirement Benefits at Age 65 Under Sam Johnson Proposal
Benefits for one spouse of a two-earner couple — Spouse same age with similar earnings
Constant 2004 Dollars
Year
Attain
Age 65
Present
Law
Scheduled
Benefit
Present
Law
"Payable"
Benefit
Proposal
without IA
Proposal
Recognition
Bond
Annuity
IA
Annuity
with Low
(risk adjustment)
IA Yield
(2.75 real)
IA
Annuity
with
Expected
IA Yield
(4.65 real)
Proposal
Total Annuity
Without Minimum
Proposal
Worker Minimum
Annuity—
Up to 100%
of Poverty
at NRA1
Proposal
Total Annuity
Including Minimum
as Percent of
Present Law
Scheuled Benefits
CPI-
Indexed
Benefit
with Low
(risk adjustment)
IA Yield
(2.75 real)
with
Expected
IA Yield
(4.65 real)
with Low
(risk adjustment)
IA Yield
(2.75 real)
with
Expected
IA Yield
(4.65 real)
Scaled Low Earner
2015
772
772
764
 
560
58
64
618
624
724
93.8
93.8
2025
796
796
708
 
362
158
195
520
557
672
84.5
84.5
2035
885
885
708
 
204
289
397
493
602
672
76.0
76.0
2045
986
710
709
 
47
435
661
482
708
672
68.2
71.8
2055
1,099
769
710
NA
0
507
791
507
791
672
61.2
72.0
Scaled Medium Earner
2015
1,272
1,272
1,259
 
923
129
142
1,051
1,065
724
82.7
83.7
2025
1,311
1,311
1,167
 
596
351
434
947
1,030
672
72.2
78.6
2035
1,458
1,458
1,166
 
337
641
883
978
1,220
672
67.1
83.7
2045
1,625
1,170
1,168
 
78
966
1,469
1,044
1,546
672
64.3
95.2
2055
1,810
1,267
1,170
NA
0
1,127
1,757
1,127
1,757
672
62.3
97.1
Scaled High Earner
2015
1,687
1,687
1,669
 
1,224
206
228
1,430
1,452
724
84.7
86.1
2025
1,739
1,739
1,547
 
791
562
695
1,352
1,485
672
77.8
85.4
2035
1,933
1,933
1,546
 
447
1,026
1,413
1,472
1,860
672
76.2
96.2
2045
2,155
1,551
1,549
 
103
1,546
2,350
1,649
2,453
672
76.5
113.9
2055
2,400
1,680
1,551
NA
0
1,803
2,812
1,803
2,812
672
75.1
117.2
Steady Maximum Earner
2015
2,042
2,042
2,020
 
1,481
369
405
1,850
1,887
724
90.6
92.4
2025
2,124
2,124
1,889
 
966
871
1,062
1,837
2,028
672
86.5
95.5
2035
2,365
2,365
1,891
 
546
1,550
2,111
2,096
2,658
672
88.6
112.4
2045
2,634
1,896
1,894
 
126
2,462
3,773
2,588
3,899
672
98.3
148.0
2055
2,928
2,050
1,893
NA
0
2,972
4,724
2,972
4,724
672
101.5
161.3

1For 35-year (140 QC) workers. Scales to 0 for 40 QCs. Assume 140 QCs for example.

Based on Intermediate Assumptions of the 2004 Trustees Report

IA is assumed to be invested 50% in equity index fund, 30% in Corporate Bond fund, 20% Treasury Bonds, 25 basis points annual administrative cost.

Expected equity yield is 6.5 percent real, Corporate bond yield 3.5 percent real, Treasury Bond yield 3 percent real

IA annuities are assumed to be joint and 2/3 survivor life annuities, CPI indexed, 3% net expected real yield (2.75% net risk adjusted real yield)

Recognition Bonds are assumed to be equivalent to the present value at NRA of the retired worker benefit times (age on 1-1-2005 — 22)/45

Office of the Chief Actuary
Social Security Administration
February 5, 2005

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