Proposed Provision: Progressive price indexing of PIA formula factors beginning with individuals newly eligible for OASI benefits in 2015. Create new bend point at the 30th percentile of earners. Maintain current-law benefits for earners at the 30th percentile and below and reduce upper 2 formula factors (32% and 15%) such that maximum worker benefit grows by inflation rather than the growth in average wages. Disability benefits are not affected by the proposal. Disabled worker beneficiaries, upon attaining normal retirement age, would be subject to a proportional reduction in benefits based on the worker's years of disability.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2008359359
2009369369
2010378378
2011386386
2012392392
2013394394
2014395395
2015393393
2016390390
2017385385
2018378379
2019371372
2020361363
2021351354
2022341345
2023329334
2024316323
2025302311
2026287298
2027272285
2028256271
2029239257
2030221242
2031203227
2032185212
2033166197
2034147182
2035127167
2036108152
203788136
203867122
203947107
20402692
2041678
2042-1564
2043-3650
2044-5737
2045-7823
2046-10011
2047-121-2
2048-143-15
2049-165-27
2050-187-39
2051-209-51
2052-232-62
2053-254-73
2054-277-85
2055-300-96
2056-324-107
2057-347-117
2058-372-128
2059-396-139
2060-421-149
2061-447-160
2062-472-170
2063-498-180
2064-525-191
2065-552-201
2066-579-211
2067-607-221
2068-635-231
2069-664-240
2070-693-250
2071-722-260
2072-752-270
2073-782-279
2074-813-289
2075-845-299
2076-876-308
2077-909-318
2078-942-328
2079-975-338
2080-1009-347
2081-1044-357
2082-1079-367
2083-1114-377
2084-1151-387
2085-1188-397
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