Proposed Provision: E3.5. Increase the taxable maximum each year by an additional 2 percent beginning in 2018 until taxable earnings equal 90 percent of covered earnings. Provide benefit credit for earnings up to the revised taxable maximum.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2017298298
2018287287
2019273273
2020259259
2021245246
2022230233
2023215219
2024199204
2025182189
2026165174
2027148158
2028130143
2029112127
203094111
20317596
20325680
20333763
20341646
2035-429
2036-2611
2037-47-7
2038-70-25
2039-92-43
2040-115-61
2041-138-79
2042-161-97
2043-184-115
2044-207-133
2045-230-150
2046-253-167
2047-276-185
2048-300-202
2049-323-219
2050-346-236
2051-370-252
2052-393-269
2053-417-286
2054-440-302
2055-464-319
2056-487-336
2057-511-353
2058-536-370
2059-560-388
2060-585-406
2061-611-425
2062-637-444
2063-663-463
2064-690-483
2065-717-503
2066-745-524
2067-772-545
2068-801-566
2069-829-588
2070-858-610
2071-888-633
2072-918-656
2073-949-680
2074-981-704
2075-1014-729
2076-1047-755
2077-1082-782
2078-1117-809
2079-1153-837
2080-1190-865
2081-1227-894
2082-1264-922
2083-1300-951
2084-1337-979
2085-1374-1008
2086-1410-1036
2087-1446-1065
2088-1483-1093
2089-1520-1122
2090-1557-1152
2091-1595-1181
2092-1633-1212
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