Proposed Provision: E2.1. Eliminate the taxable maximum in years 2022 and later, and apply full 12.4 percent payroll tax rate to all earnings. Do not provide benefit credit for earnings above the current-law taxable maximum.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2021253253
2022231231
2023214230
2024196228
2025178224
2026159219
2027141214
2028122208
2029104202
203085195
203166188
203246181
203327175
20347168
2035-13163
2036-33158
2037-54153
2038-76147
2039-97142
2040-119136
2041-142131
2042-165125
2043-188119
2044-211113
2045-235108
2046-258102
2047-28296
2048-30690
2049-33084
2050-35478
2051-37871
2052-40365
2053-42758
2054-45251
2055-47744
2056-50237
2057-52729
2058-55222
2059-57814
2060-6045
2061-630-3
2062-657-12
2063-684-21
2064-712-31
2065-740-40
2066-768-50
2067-796-60
2068-825-71
2069-855-82
2070-884-93
2071-914-104
2072-945-116
2073-976-128
2074-1007-140
2075-1039-152
2076-1071-165
2077-1105-178
2078-1139-192
2079-1175-206
2080-1211-220
2081-1248-234
2082-1286-248
2083-1324-262
2084-1363-276
2085-1403-290
2086-1443-304
2087-1483-318
2088-1524-332
2089-1564-346
2090-1604-359
2091-1643-372
2092-1681-384
2093-1718-396
2094-1754-408
2095-1789-420
2096-1825-431
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