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Summary of Provisions That Would Change the Social Security Program
Solvency Provisions

Description of Proposed Provisions:
Provisions Affecting Taxation of Benefits

Estimates based on the intermediate assumptions of the 2008 Trustees Report

  Change from present law Results with this provision
Long-range
actuarial
balance		 Annual
balance in
75th year		 Long-range
actuarial
balance		 Annual
balance in
75th year
Present Law, Alternative II.
 -1.70 -4.20
H1 Tax Social Security benefits in a manner similar to private pension income beginning in 2009. Phase out the lower-income thresholds during 2009-2018.
graph | table | pdf-graph | pdf-table 		0.27 0.16 -1.43 -4.04
H2 Tax Social Security benefits in a manner similar to private pension income beginning in 2009. Phase out the lower-income thresholds during 2009-2028.
graph | table | pdf-graph | pdf-table | memo 		0.24 0.16 -1.46 -4.04
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