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Description of Proposed Provision:
Starting December 2014, add 1 percentage point to the annual COLA for beneficiaries who have lived past a specified age. The specified age is the sum of: (1) 65 and (2) the unisex cohort life expectancy at age 65.

Estimates based on the intermediate assumptions of the 2013 Trustees Report

Summary Measures
[As a percentage of taxable payroll]
Present Law 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
Long-range
actuarial
balance
Annual
balance in
75th year
-2.72 -4.77 -0.09 -0.11 -2.81 -4.88


graph of OASDI cost rates and income rates by year, under
                 present law and provision. click on graph to view underlying
                 data. graph of OASDI trust fund ratio by year, under present law
                 and provision. click on graph to view underlying data.
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