Proposed Provision: D5. Limit the spousal benefit to that received by the spouse of the 75th percentile career-average worker, beginning with retired workers newly eligible in 2027. For future cohorts, this limit would be indexed for inflation annually using chain weighted CPI-U. The provision affects divorced spouses and young spouses (retired workers) but not spouses of disabled workers.

OASDI Cost Rates and Income Rates
(as a percentage of taxable payroll)

  Income Rates Cost Rates
Year Current Law Provision Current Law Provision
202013.013.013.913.9
202112.912.914.014.0
202212.912.914.214.2
202312.912.914.414.4
202413.013.014.614.6
202513.013.014.914.9
202613.113.115.115.1
202713.113.115.315.3
202813.213.215.615.6
202913.213.215.815.8
203013.213.216.016.0
203113.313.316.216.2
203213.313.316.316.3
203313.313.316.516.4
203413.313.316.616.5
203513.313.316.616.6
203613.313.316.716.7
203713.313.316.716.7
203813.313.316.816.8
203913.313.316.816.8
204013.313.316.816.8
204113.313.316.916.8
204213.313.316.916.8
204313.313.316.816.8
204413.313.316.816.8
204513.313.316.816.7
204613.313.316.816.7
204713.313.316.816.7
204813.313.316.816.7
204913.313.316.816.7
205013.313.316.816.7
205113.313.316.816.7
205213.313.316.816.7
205313.313.316.816.7
205413.313.316.916.8
205513.313.316.916.8
205613.313.316.916.8
205713.313.317.016.9
205813.313.317.016.9
205913.413.317.117.0
206013.413.317.117.0
206113.413.417.217.1
206213.413.417.317.1
206313.413.417.317.2
206413.413.417.417.3
206513.413.417.517.3
206613.413.417.517.4
206713.413.417.617.5
206813.413.417.717.5
206913.413.417.717.6
207013.413.417.817.7
207113.413.417.917.7
207213.413.417.917.8
207313.413.418.017.8
207413.413.418.017.9
207513.413.418.117.9
207613.413.418.118.0
207713.413.418.118.0
207813.413.418.218.0
207913.413.418.218.0
208013.413.418.118.0
208113.413.418.117.9
208213.413.418.117.9
208313.413.418.117.9
208413.413.418.017.9
208513.413.418.017.8
208613.413.418.017.8
208713.413.417.917.7
208813.413.417.917.7
208913.413.417.917.7
209013.413.417.917.7
209113.413.417.917.7
209213.413.417.917.7
209313.413.417.917.7
209413.413.417.917.8
209513.413.418.017.8
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