Proposed Provision: Eliminate the taxable maximum in years 2025 and later. Phase in elimination by taxing all earnings above the current-law taxable maximum at: 1.24 percent in 2016, 2.48 percent in 2017, and so on, up to 11.16 percent in 2024. 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
2013330330
2014315315
2015301301
2016286286
2017271273
2018257262
2019244254
2020231247
2021218242
2022204237
2023189232
2024173228
2025158225
2026142223
2027125220
2028108217
202990213
203071208
203152202
203231196
203311190
2034-11183
2035-32176
2036-55168
2037-78161
2038-101153
2039-124146
2040-148139
2041-172131
2042-196124
2043-220117
2044-245110
2045-269103
2046-29495
2047-31988
2048-34581
2049-37173
2050-39766
2051-42358
2052-44950
2053-47642
2054-50234
2055-53026
2056-55717
2057-5858
2058-613-2
2059-642-12
2060-671-22
2061-701-32
2062-732-43
2063-763-54
2064-794-65
2065-826-77
2066-859-89
2067-892-101
2068-925-114
2069-959-127
2070-993-140
2071-1028-154
2072-1064-168
2073-1101-182
2074-1139-197
2075-1178-212
2076-1217-228
2077-1258-243
2078-1299-259
2079-1340-275
2080-1382-292
2081-1424-308
2082-1466-324
2083-1508-341
2084-1550-358
2085-1592-375
2086-1635-393
2087-1678-411
2088-1722-429
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