Proposed Provision: E3.15. Increase the taxable maximum such that 90 percent of earnings are subject to the payroll tax (phased in 2018-2027). In addition, apply a tax rate of 6.2 percent for earnings above the revised taxable maximum (phased in from 2018-2027). Provide benefit credit for earnings taxed up to the revised taxable maximum.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2017298298
2018287287
2019273275
2020259264
2021245254
2022230245
2023215237
2024199228
2025182219
2026165210
2027148201
2028130193
2029112184
203094175
203175166
203256157
203337147
203416137
2035-4127
2036-26116
2037-47104
2038-7093
2039-9282
2040-11570
2041-13859
2042-16148
2043-18437
2044-20726
2045-23015
2046-2534
2047-276-7
2048-300-18
2049-323-29
2050-346-40
2051-370-51
2052-393-62
2053-417-73
2054-440-85
2055-464-96
2056-487-108
2057-511-120
2058-536-132
2059-560-145
2060-585-158
2061-611-171
2062-637-185
2063-663-199
2064-690-213
2065-717-228
2066-745-243
2067-772-258
2068-801-274
2069-829-290
2070-858-307
2071-888-324
2072-918-342
2073-949-359
2074-981-378
2075-1014-397
2076-1047-416
2077-1082-436
2078-1117-456
2079-1153-477
2080-1190-498
2081-1227-519
2082-1264-540
2083-1300-561
2084-1337-583
2085-1374-604
2086-1410-625
2087-1446-646
2088-1483-668
2089-1520-690
2090-1557-712
2091-1595-735
2092-1633-758
back