Proposed Provision: D11. Reduce the dependent spouse benefit by 5 percentage points per year beginning on January 1, 2028, so that it is completely eliminated by 2037. In addition, completely eliminate the dependent spouse benefit on January 1, 2031 for any dependent spouse of a spouse in the top quartile of career average earnings (AIME).

OASDI Cost Rates and Income Rates
(as a percentage of taxable payroll)

  Income Rates Cost Rates
Year Current Law Provision Current Law Provision
202512.812.815.115.1
202613.013.015.315.3
202713.113.115.515.5
202813.113.115.615.6
202913.113.115.715.7
203013.213.215.815.8
203113.213.215.915.9
203213.213.216.016.0
203313.213.216.116.1
203413.313.316.116.1
203513.313.316.216.2
203613.313.316.316.3
203713.313.316.416.3
203813.313.316.516.4
203913.313.316.616.5
204013.313.316.616.5
204113.313.316.616.5
204213.313.316.716.5
204313.313.316.716.6
204413.313.316.716.6
204513.313.316.816.6
204613.313.316.816.6
204713.313.316.816.6
204813.313.316.916.7
204913.413.316.916.7
205013.413.317.016.8
205113.413.317.016.8
205213.413.417.116.9
205313.413.417.116.9
205413.413.417.217.0
205513.413.417.317.1
205613.413.417.417.1
205713.413.417.517.2
205813.413.417.617.3
205913.413.417.717.4
206013.413.417.717.5
206113.413.417.817.6
206213.413.417.917.6
206313.413.418.017.7
206413.413.418.017.8
206513.513.418.117.9
206613.513.418.217.9
206713.513.418.218.0
206813.513.518.318.1
206913.513.518.418.1
207013.513.518.518.2
207113.513.518.518.3
207213.513.518.618.4
207313.513.518.718.4
207413.513.518.718.5
207513.513.518.818.6
207613.513.518.918.6
207713.513.518.918.6
207813.513.518.918.7
207913.513.518.918.7
208013.513.519.018.7
208113.513.519.018.7
208213.513.519.018.7
208313.513.518.918.7
208413.513.518.918.7
208513.513.518.918.6
208613.513.518.818.6
208713.513.518.818.5
208813.513.518.718.5
208913.513.518.618.4
209013.513.518.618.3
209113.513.518.518.3
209213.513.518.518.2
209313.513.518.418.2
209413.513.518.418.1
209513.513.518.418.1
209613.513.518.318.1
209713.513.518.318.1
209813.513.518.318.1
209913.513.518.318.1
210013.513.518.418.1
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