Proposed Provision: Tax Reform for Individuals: Starting in 2017, modify personal income tax by: (a) establishing two-brackets with marginal rates of 15 and 27 percent separated at $51,000 (CPI indexed); (b) creating a non-refundable credit for low-income tax filers age 65 and older; and (c) treating capital gains as regular income. Tax all Social Security benefits at the applicable marginal rate (15 or 27 percent) less 7.5 percent, with 60 percent of this revenue going to OASDI and 40 percent going to HI.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2015308308
2016298298
2017280280
2018264265
2019248250
2020233236
2021219222
2022204208
2023189193
2024173178
2025157163
2026142148
2027126132
2028110117
202994101
20307784
20316067
20324249
20332331
2034411
2035-16-8
2036-36-28
2037-57-49
2038-78-70
2039-100-91
2040-122-113
2041-144-135
2042-166-157
2043-189-179
2044-211-202
2045-234-225
2046-257-248
2047-280-271
2048-303-294
2049-327-317
2050-351-341
2051-375-365
2052-398-389
2053-423-413
2054-447-437
2055-472-462
2056-496-486
2057-522-512
2058-548-538
2059-574-564
2060-601-591
2061-629-619
2062-657-647
2063-685-675
2064-714-704
2065-744-734
2066-774-764
2067-804-794
2068-835-825
2069-867-857
2070-899-889
2071-932-922
2072-965-956
2073-1000-990
2074-1035-1026
2075-1072-1062
2076-1110-1100
2077-1148-1139
2078-1188-1178
2079-1228-1219
2080-1268-1259
2081-1309-1300
2082-1350-1341
2083-1391-1382
2084-1432-1423
2085-1472-1463
2086-1514-1505
2087-1555-1546
2088-1597-1588
2089-1640-1631
2090-1683-1674
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