Proposed Provision: Beginning in 2021, apply 2 percent payroll tax rate on earnings over the wage-indexed equivalent of $400,000 in 2017, with the threshold wage-indexed after 2021. Do not provide benefit credit for additional earnings taxed.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2013330330
2014315315
2015301301
2016286286
2017271271
2018257257
2019244244
2020231231
2021218218
2022204205
2023189191
2024173177
2025158162
2026142147
2027125131
2028108115
20299099
20307181
20315262
20323143
20331124
2034-114
2035-32-17
2036-55-38
2037-78-60
2038-101-82
2039-124-104
2040-148-126
2041-172-149
2042-196-172
2043-220-195
2044-245-218
2045-269-241
2046-294-265
2047-319-288
2048-345-312
2049-371-337
2050-397-361
2051-423-386
2052-449-411
2053-476-436
2054-502-461
2055-530-486
2056-557-512
2057-585-539
2058-613-565
2059-642-593
2060-671-620
2061-701-649
2062-732-678
2063-763-707
2064-794-737
2065-826-767
2066-859-798
2067-892-829
2068-925-861
2069-959-893
2070-993-925
2071-1028-959
2072-1064-993
2073-1101-1028
2074-1139-1064
2075-1178-1101
2076-1217-1138
2077-1258-1177
2078-1299-1216
2079-1340-1255
2080-1382-1295
2081-1424-1335
2082-1466-1374
2083-1508-1414
2084-1550-1454
2085-1592-1494
2086-1635-1535
2087-1678-1576
2088-1722-1618
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