Proposed Provision: Eliminate the taxable maximum in years 2024 and later.  Phase in elimination by taxing all earnings above the current-law taxable maximum at:  1.24 percent in 2015, 2.48 percent in 2016, and so on, up to 11.16 percent in 2023.  Provide benefit credit for earnings above the current-law taxable maximum, adding a bend point at the current law taxable maximum and applying a formula factor of 3 percent for AIME above the new bend point.
  
    OASDI Trust Fund Ratio
    (assets as a percentage of annual expenditures)
    
    
    
    
    
      
        | Year | Present Law | Provision | 
    
    
      | 2012 | 340 | 340 | 
| 2013 | 329 | 329 | 
| 2014 | 315 | 315 | 
| 2015 | 302 | 302 | 
| 2016 | 290 | 291 | 
| 2017 | 277 | 282 | 
| 2018 | 265 | 276 | 
| 2019 | 253 | 270 | 
| 2020 | 240 | 265 | 
| 2021 | 227 | 260 | 
| 2022 | 212 | 256 | 
| 2023 | 197 | 252 | 
| 2024 | 181 | 248 | 
| 2025 | 164 | 245 | 
| 2026 | 147 | 241 | 
| 2027 | 129 | 237 | 
| 2028 | 110 | 231 | 
| 2029 | 90 | 225 | 
| 2030 | 70 | 218 | 
| 2031 | 49 | 211 | 
| 2032 | 27 | 203 | 
| 2033 | 5 | 195 | 
| 2034 | -18 | 186 | 
| 2035 | -41 | 177 | 
| 2036 | -65 | 169 | 
| 2037 | -89 | 160 | 
| 2038 | -114 | 151 | 
| 2039 | -138 | 142 | 
| 2040 | -163 | 133 | 
| 2041 | -189 | 125 | 
| 2042 | -215 | 116 | 
| 2043 | -240 | 108 | 
| 2044 | -266 | 99 | 
| 2045 | -292 | 90 | 
| 2046 | -319 | 82 | 
| 2047 | -346 | 73 | 
| 2048 | -373 | 65 | 
| 2049 | -400 | 56 | 
| 2050 | -428 | 47 | 
| 2051 | -456 | 39 | 
| 2052 | -484 | 30 | 
| 2053 | -512 | 21 | 
| 2054 | -540 | 12 | 
| 2055 | -569 | 2 | 
| 2056 | -598 | -7 | 
| 2057 | -628 | -17 | 
| 2058 | -657 | -26 | 
| 2059 | -688 | -36 | 
| 2060 | -719 | -47 | 
| 2061 | -750 | -57 | 
| 2062 | -782 | -67 | 
| 2063 | -814 | -78 | 
| 2064 | -847 | -89 | 
| 2065 | -880 | -100 | 
| 2066 | -913 | -111 | 
| 2067 | -946 | -122 | 
| 2068 | -980 | -134 | 
| 2069 | -1014 | -145 | 
| 2070 | -1049 | -157 | 
| 2071 | -1084 | -170 | 
| 2072 | -1120 | -182 | 
| 2073 | -1156 | -195 | 
| 2074 | -1193 | -208 | 
| 2075 | -1230 | -221 | 
| 2076 | -1268 | -235 | 
| 2077 | -1307 | -249 | 
| 2078 | -1346 | -263 | 
| 2079 | -1385 | -277 | 
| 2080 | -1425 | -292 | 
| 2081 | -1465 | -307 | 
| 2082 | -1505 | -322 | 
| 2083 | -1547 | -337 | 
| 2084 | -1588 | -353 | 
| 2085 | -1631 | -369 | 
| 2086 | -1673 | -386 | 
| 2087 | -1717 | -403 | 
    
  
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