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
20332648
2034940
2035-934
2036-2728
2037-4523
2038-6319
2039-8315
2040-10211
2041-1226
2042-1431
2043-164-5
2044-185-10
2045-206-16
2046-228-22
2047-250-28
2048-272-35
2049-295-41
2050-317-48
2051-340-56
2052-363-63
2053-386-71
2054-409-80
2055-433-88
2056-457-98
2057-481-107
2058-505-117
2059-530-128
2060-556-139
2061-582-151
2062-609-163
2063-636-176
2064-664-189
2065-692-202
2066-721-216
2067-750-230
2068-780-245
2069-810-260
2070-840-275
2071-871-291
2072-903-308
2073-935-325
2074-967-342
2075-1000-360
2076-1035-378
2077-1070-397
2078-1106-416
2079-1142-436
2080-1180-456
2081-1219-477
2082-1258-498
2083-1298-519
2084-1338-541
2085-1380-563
2086-1423-585
2087-1466-608
2088-1510-631
2089-1554-654
2090-1599-676
2091-1643-699
2092-1687-721
2093-1731-743
2094-1774-765
2095-1816-786
2096-1858-807
2097-1900-828
2098-1941-849
2099-1982-869
2100-2022-890
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