Proposed Provision: E2.12. Eliminate the taxable maximum in years 2037 and later. Phase in elimination by taxing all earnings above the current-law taxable maximum at: 1.24 percent in 2028, 2.48 percent in 2029, and so on, up to 12.40 percent in 2037. Provide benefit credit for earnings above the current-law taxable maximum. Create a new bend point at the current-law taxable maximum with a 3 percent formula factor applying above the new bend point.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2025169169
2026149149
2027131131
2028113113
20299597
20307883
20316070
20324358
20332649
2034941
2035-934
2036-2728
2037-4524
2038-6320
2039-8316
2040-10211
2041-1227
2042-1431
2043-164-4
2044-185-10
2045-206-15
2046-228-21
2047-250-28
2048-272-34
2049-295-41
2050-317-48
2051-340-55
2052-363-63
2053-386-71
2054-409-79
2055-433-88
2056-457-97
2057-481-107
2058-505-117
2059-530-127
2060-556-138
2061-582-150
2062-609-162
2063-636-175
2064-664-188
2065-692-201
2066-721-215
2067-750-229
2068-780-244
2069-810-259
2070-840-275
2071-871-291
2072-903-307
2073-935-324
2074-967-341
2075-1000-359
2076-1035-377
2077-1070-396
2078-1106-415
2079-1142-435
2080-1180-456
2081-1219-476
2082-1258-497
2083-1298-519
2084-1338-540
2085-1380-562
2086-1423-585
2087-1466-607
2088-1510-630
2089-1554-653
2090-1599-675
2091-1643-698
2092-1687-720
2093-1731-742
2094-1774-764
2095-1816-785
2096-1858-806
2097-1900-827
2098-1941-848
2099-1982-869
2100-2022-889
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