Proposed Provision: H3. Starting in 2020, 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 Current Law Provision
2018288288
2019272272
2020256256
2021239241
2022223225
2023206209
2024188192
2025171176
2026154159
2027137143
2028120126
2029104108
20308691
20316973
20325155
20333337
20341418
2035-5-2
2036-25-22
2037-46-43
2038-67-64
2039-88-86
2040-110-108
2041-132-130
2042-154-153
2043-176-175
2044-199-198
2045-221-221
2046-244-244
2047-267-267
2048-289-290
2049-312-313
2050-335-337
2051-358-360
2052-381-383
2053-403-406
2054-426-430
2055-450-453
2056-473-477
2057-496-501
2058-520-525
2059-544-550
2060-569-575
2061-594-600
2062-619-626
2063-645-653
2064-671-680
2065-698-707
2066-725-735
2067-752-763
2068-780-791
2069-808-820
2070-837-849
2071-866-879
2072-896-910
2073-927-941
2074-958-973
2075-990-1005
2076-1023-1039
2077-1057-1074
2078-1092-1110
2079-1128-1146
2080-1165-1184
2081-1202-1222
2082-1240-1260
2083-1278-1299
2084-1316-1338
2085-1354-1377
2086-1392-1416
2087-1430-1455
2088-1468-1493
2089-1505-1532
2090-1543-1570
2091-1580-1608
2092-1618-1646
2093-1655-1685
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