Description of Proposed Provision:
E2.8: Apply a 2 percent payroll tax on earnings above the current-law taxable maximum for years 2021-2068, and a 3 percent rate for years 2069 and later. Do not provide benefit credit for earnings above the current-law taxable maximum.

Financial Estimates for the OASDI Trust Fund Program

  Proposal   Change from Current Law
  Expressed as a percentage of
current-law taxable payroll

Trust fund
ratio as of
January 1
Expressed as a percentage of
current-law taxable payroll
Calendar
year
Cost
rate
Income
rate
Annual
balance

Cost
rate
Income
rate
Annual
balance
201813.8112.64-1.17
288
0.000.000.00
201913.9512.87-1.08
272
0.000.000.00
202014.1212.89-1.23
256
0.000.000.00
202114.2713.30-0.97
239
0.000.380.38
202214.4413.35-1.08
225
-0.000.410.41
202314.6213.37-1.25
211
-0.000.410.41
202414.8013.40-1.40
196
-0.000.410.41
202514.9813.41-1.57
181
-0.000.400.41
202615.1613.54-1.62
166
-0.000.400.40
202715.3613.55-1.81
152
-0.000.400.40
202815.5813.57-2.01
137
-0.000.400.40
202915.7913.59-2.20
123
-0.000.400.40
203015.9813.60-2.38
108
-0.000.400.40
203116.1613.62-2.54
93
-0.000.400.40
203216.3113.63-2.69
77
-0.000.400.40
203316.4513.64-2.81
61
-0.000.400.40
203416.5613.65-2.91
45
-0.000.400.40
203516.6513.65-2.99
28
-0.000.400.40
203616.7213.66-3.06
11
-0.000.400.40
203716.7813.67-3.11
----
-0.000.400.40
203816.8213.67-3.15
----
-0.000.400.40
203916.8313.67-3.15
----
-0.000.400.41
204016.8213.67-3.15
----
-0.000.400.41
204116.8113.67-3.13
----
-0.010.400.41
204216.7713.67-3.10
----
-0.010.400.41
204316.7313.67-3.06
----
-0.010.400.41
204416.6913.67-3.02
----
-0.010.400.41
204516.6513.67-2.98
----
-0.010.400.41
204616.6213.67-2.95
----
-0.010.400.41
204716.5913.67-2.92
----
-0.010.400.41
204816.5713.67-2.90
----
-0.010.400.41
204916.5513.67-2.88
----
-0.010.400.41
205016.5313.67-2.86
----
-0.010.400.41
205116.5213.67-2.85
----
-0.010.400.41
205216.5213.67-2.85
----
-0.010.400.41
205316.5313.67-2.86
----
-0.010.400.41
205416.5513.68-2.88
----
-0.010.400.41
205516.5813.68-2.90
----
-0.010.400.41
205616.6113.68-2.93
----
-0.010.400.41
205716.6513.69-2.97
----
-0.010.400.41
205816.7013.69-3.01
----
-0.010.400.41
205916.7513.69-3.05
----
-0.010.400.41
206016.8013.70-3.10
----
-0.010.400.42
206116.8513.70-3.14
----
-0.010.400.42
206216.9013.71-3.19
----
-0.010.400.42
206316.9513.71-3.24
----
-0.010.400.42
206417.0013.71-3.29
----
-0.010.400.42
206517.0513.72-3.34
----
-0.010.400.42
206617.1113.72-3.39
----
-0.020.400.42
206717.1713.73-3.44
----
-0.020.400.42
206817.2313.73-3.50
----
-0.020.400.42
206917.2913.92-3.37
----
-0.020.590.61
207017.3513.94-3.41
----
-0.020.600.62
207117.4013.94-3.46
----
-0.020.600.62
207217.4513.95-3.51
----
-0.020.600.62
207317.5013.95-3.55
----
-0.020.600.62
207417.5413.95-3.58
----
-0.020.600.62
207517.5713.96-3.61
----
-0.020.600.62
207617.5913.96-3.63
----
-0.020.600.62
207717.6113.96-3.65
----
-0.020.600.62
207817.6113.96-3.65
----
-0.020.600.62
207917.6013.96-3.64
----
-0.020.600.62
208017.5913.96-3.63
----
-0.020.600.62
208117.5713.96-3.61
----
-0.020.610.62
208217.5513.96-3.59
----
-0.020.610.62
208317.5413.96-3.58
----
-0.020.610.62
208417.5213.96-3.56
----
-0.020.610.62
208517.5113.96-3.55
----
-0.020.610.63
208617.5113.96-3.55
----
-0.020.610.63
208717.5113.96-3.56
----
-0.020.610.63
208817.5313.96-3.57
----
-0.020.610.63
208917.5513.96-3.59
----
-0.020.610.63
209017.5813.96-3.62
----
-0.020.610.63
209117.6213.97-3.65
----
-0.020.610.63
209217.6613.97-3.69
----
-0.020.610.63
209317.7013.97-3.73
----
-0.020.610.63


Summarized Estimates

  Proposal   Change from Current Law
Years Cost
rate
Income
rate
Actuarial
balance

Year of reserve
depletion
1

Cost
rate
Income
rate
Actuarial
balance
2018-2092 16.68% 14.28% -2.40%
2036
-0.01% 0.43% 0.44%

1 Under current law, the year of Trust Fund reserve depletion is 2034.
Based on Intermediate Assumptions of the 2018 Trustees Report.