Proposed Provision: Raise the taxable maximum amount (the contribution and benefit base) to include 90 percent of total OASDI covered earnings. Phase in this increase gradually between 2010 and 2015. Benefit computations would reflect all earnings up to the new taxable maximum.

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

  Income Rates Cost Rates
Year Present Law Provision Present Law Provision
200812.812.811.211.2
200912.812.811.311.3
201012.812.811.411.2
201112.812.811.511.2
201212.912.911.811.3
201312.912.912.011.4
201412.912.912.311.5
201512.912.912.611.7
201613.012.912.911.9
201713.012.913.212.2
201813.013.013.512.5
201913.013.013.812.8
202013.013.014.113.1
202113.113.014.413.3
202213.113.014.713.6
202313.113.014.913.8
202413.113.115.214.1
202513.113.115.414.3
202613.113.115.714.5
202713.213.115.914.7
202813.213.116.114.9
202913.213.116.215.1
203013.213.116.415.2
203113.213.216.515.4
203213.213.216.715.5
203313.213.216.715.6
203413.213.216.815.6
203513.213.216.815.7
203613.213.216.915.7
203713.213.216.915.7
203813.213.216.915.7
203913.213.216.815.7
204013.213.216.815.7
204113.213.216.815.7
204213.213.216.715.6
204313.213.216.715.6
204413.213.216.715.6
204513.213.216.615.6
204613.213.216.615.5
204713.213.216.615.5
204813.213.216.515.5
204913.213.216.515.5
205013.213.216.515.5
205113.213.216.515.5
205213.213.216.515.5
205313.213.216.515.6
205413.213.216.515.6
205513.213.216.615.6
205613.213.216.615.6
205713.213.216.615.7
205813.213.216.615.7
205913.213.216.715.7
206013.213.216.715.8
206113.213.216.715.8
206213.213.216.715.8
206313.313.216.815.8
206413.313.216.815.9
206513.313.216.815.9
206613.313.216.915.9
206713.313.216.916.0
206813.313.216.916.0
206913.313.316.916.0
207013.313.317.016.1
207113.313.317.016.1
207213.313.317.116.1
207313.313.317.116.2
207413.313.317.116.2
207513.313.317.216.3
207613.313.317.216.3
207713.313.317.316.3
207813.313.317.316.4
207913.313.317.416.4
208013.313.317.416.5
208113.313.317.516.5
208213.313.317.516.6
208313.313.317.516.6
208413.313.317.616.6
208513.313.317.616.7
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