Summary Measures and Graphs

Description of Proposed Provision:
F9: Apply a separate 12.4 percent tax on investment income as defined in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with unindexed thresholds as in the ACA ($200,000 single filer, $250,000 for married filing joint), starting in 2028. Proceeds go to the OASDI Trust Funds. Do not provide benefit credit on this new revenue.

Estimates based on the intermediate assumptions of the 2026 Trustees Report
Summary Measures
Current law
[percent of payroll]		 Change from current law
[percent of payroll]		 Shortfall eliminated
Long-range
actuarial
balance		 Annual
balance in
75th year		 Long-range
actuarial
balance		 Annual
balance in
75th year		 Long-range
actuarial
balance		 Annual
balance in
75th year
-4.42 -6.57 1.32 1.58 30% 24%

graph of OASDI cost rates and income rates by year, under current law and provision. click on graph to view underlying data. graph of OASDI trust fund ratio by year, under current law and provision. click on graph to view underlying data.