Proposed Provision: E2.5. Apply 12.4 percent payroll tax rate on earnings above $250,000 starting in 2026, and tax all earnings once the current-law taxable maximum exceeds $250,000. Do not provide benefit credit for additional earnings taxed.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2025169169
2026149149
2027131143
2028113137
202995131
203078126
203160122
203243117
203326114
20349112
2035-9109
2036-27107
2037-45104
2038-63100
2039-8397
2040-10293
2041-12289
2042-14386
2043-16481
2044-18577
2045-20673
2046-22868
2047-25064
2048-27259
2049-29554
2050-31748
2051-34043
2052-36337
2053-38631
2054-40924
2055-43318
2056-45710
2057-4813
2058-505-5
2059-530-14
2060-556-23
2061-582-33
2062-609-43
2063-636-53
2064-664-63
2065-692-74
2066-721-86
2067-750-98
2068-780-110
2069-810-122
2070-840-135
2071-871-148
2072-903-162
2073-935-176
2074-967-190
2075-1000-205
2076-1035-221
2077-1070-236
2078-1106-253
2079-1142-269
2080-1180-286
2081-1219-303
2082-1258-320
2083-1298-338
2084-1338-356
2085-1380-374
2086-1423-392
2087-1466-411
2088-1510-429
2089-1554-448
2090-1599-466
2091-1643-484
2092-1687-502
2093-1731-520
2094-1774-537
2095-1816-554
2096-1858-571
2097-1900-588
2098-1941-605
2099-1982-621
2100-2022-638
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