Proposed Provision: E3.15. Increase the taxable maximum such that 90 percent of earnings are subject to the payroll tax (phased in 2019-2028). In addition, apply a tax rate of 6.2 percent for earnings above the revised taxable maximum (phased in from 2019-2028). 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
2018288288
2019272272
2020256258
2021239244
2022223232
2023206220
2024188209
2025171199
2026154190
2027137181
2028120173
2029104166
203086158
203169150
203251142
203333134
203414125
2035-5116
2036-25107
2037-4697
2038-6787
2039-8877
2040-11066
2041-13256
2042-15445
2043-17635
2044-19924
2045-22114
2046-2443
2047-267-7
2048-289-17
2049-312-28
2050-335-38
2051-358-49
2052-381-59
2053-403-70
2054-426-80
2055-450-91
2056-473-102
2057-496-114
2058-520-126
2059-544-138
2060-569-150
2061-594-163
2062-619-176
2063-645-189
2064-671-203
2065-698-218
2066-725-232
2067-752-247
2068-780-263
2069-808-278
2070-837-294
2071-866-311
2072-896-328
2073-927-346
2074-958-364
2075-990-382
2076-1023-401
2077-1057-421
2078-1092-441
2079-1128-461
2080-1165-482
2081-1202-503
2082-1240-525
2083-1278-546
2084-1316-568
2085-1354-589
2086-1392-611
2087-1430-633
2088-1468-654
2089-1505-676
2090-1543-697
2091-1580-719
2092-1618-741
2093-1655-763
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