Proposed Provision: H9. Apply Federal income tax to all Social Security benefits for all beneficiaries with incomes above $100,000 for individual filers and $125,000 for joint filers, effective in 2029. These thresholds increase by CPI for years after 2029. Revenue from this provision would be credited to the Social Security trust funds.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2026151151
2027131131
2028111111
20299292
20307475
20315758
20324042
20332326
2034710
2035-9-5
2036-25-20
2037-41-36
2038-58-52
2039-76-69
2040-94-87
2041-112-104
2042-132-123
2043-151-141
2044-171-161
2045-192-180
2046-213-201
2047-234-221
2048-256-243
2049-279-264
2050-301-286
2051-324-308
2052-347-330
2053-371-353
2054-395-376
2055-420-400
2056-445-424
2057-470-448
2058-496-473
2059-522-499
2060-550-525
2061-578-552
2062-607-580
2063-636-608
2064-666-638
2065-697-667
2066-729-698
2067-761-729
2068-794-761
2069-827-793
2070-861-826
2071-896-859
2072-931-893
2073-967-928
2074-1004-964
2075-1042-1001
2076-1081-1038
2077-1121-1077
2078-1162-1117
2079-1204-1158
2080-1248-1200
2081-1292-1243
2082-1337-1286
2083-1384-1331
2084-1431-1377
2085-1480-1424
2086-1530-1472
2087-1581-1522
2088-1633-1572
2089-1686-1623
2090-1740-1676
2091-1795-1728
2092-1850-1782
2093-1906-1836
2094-1962-1890
2095-2019-1944
2096-2075-1999
2097-2132-2054
2098-2189-2109
2099-2246-2164
2100-2303-2218
2101-2359-2273
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