Proposed Provision: E2.5. Apply 12.4 percent payroll tax rate on earnings above $250,000 starting in 2027, and tax all earnings once the current-law taxable maximum exceeds $250,000. Do not provide benefit credit for additional earnings taxed.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2026151151
2027131131
2028111123
202992117
203074112
203157108
203240104
203323102
20347101
2035-9101
2036-25100
2037-4199
2038-5898
2039-7696
2040-9494
2041-11291
2042-13289
2043-15186
2044-17182
2045-19278
2046-21374
2047-23470
2048-25665
2049-27960
2050-30154
2051-32448
2052-34742
2053-37135
2054-39527
2055-42019
2056-44510
2057-4701
2058-496-9
2059-522-20
2060-550-31
2061-578-43
2062-607-56
2063-636-69
2064-666-83
2065-697-97
2066-729-112
2067-761-128
2068-794-144
2069-827-160
2070-861-177
2071-896-195
2072-931-213
2073-967-232
2074-1004-252
2075-1042-272
2076-1081-293
2077-1121-314
2078-1162-337
2079-1204-359
2080-1248-383
2081-1292-407
2082-1337-431
2083-1384-456
2084-1431-481
2085-1480-508
2086-1530-534
2087-1581-561
2088-1633-589
2089-1686-617
2090-1740-645
2091-1795-674
2092-1850-703
2093-1906-732
2094-1962-761
2095-2019-790
2096-2075-820
2097-2132-849
2098-2189-879
2099-2246-908
2100-2303-938
2101-2359-967
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