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Description of Proposed Provision:
Make 90 percent of the earnings subject to the payroll tax (phased in 2009-2018), but retain the current-law taxable maximum for benefit purposes. This estimate considers all self-employed earnings in computing the percentage of earnings subject to the payroll tax.

Financial Estimates for the OASDI Trust Fund Program
  Percentage of taxable payroll

Trust fund ratio as of January 1   OASDI taxable payroll
(in billions of dollars)
Calendar
year
Cost
rate
Income
rate
Annual
balance
With this
provision
Present
law
Percentage
increase
200811.2012.771.57
359
5,5675,5670.0
200911.1712.801.63
369
5,9075,8590.8
201011.1812.821.64
379
6,2586,1551.7
201111.2612.831.58
389
6,6076,4492.4
201211.3812.851.47
397
6,9696,7463.3
201311.5512.881.33
402
7,3507,0554.2
201411.7312.891.17
407
7,7457,3735.1
201511.9212.910.99
410
8,1527,7015.9
201612.1112.930.82
412
8,5828,0396.8
201712.3012.940.64
413
9,0308,3907.6
201812.4812.960.48
413
9,4998,7598.4
201912.7612.980.22
412
9,9159,1428.5
202013.0312.99-0.04
410
10,3479,5398.5
202113.2913.01-0.28
407
10,7969,9528.5
202213.5413.03-0.51
402
11,26210,3818.5
202313.7813.04-0.73
397
11,74710,8278.5
202414.0013.06-0.95
391
12,25411,2938.5
202514.2213.07-1.15
384
12,78011,7778.5
202614.4213.08-1.34
376
13,33112,2848.5
202714.6213.10-1.52
367
13,90312,8108.5
202814.8013.11-1.69
358
14,50113,3608.5
202914.9713.12-1.85
347
15,12813,9378.6
203015.1113.13-1.98
337
15,78414,5398.6
203115.2413.14-2.10
326
16,47215,1728.6
203215.3413.15-2.19
314
17,19115,8338.6
203315.4213.15-2.27
303
17,94816,5288.6
203415.4713.16-2.31
291
18,74017,2578.6
203515.5113.16-2.34
279
19,56718,0178.6
203615.5313.17-2.37
268
20,42918,8108.6
203715.5413.17-2.37
256
21,33219,6408.6
203815.5313.17-2.36
244
22,27820,5098.6
203915.5113.17-2.34
233
23,26921,4208.6
204015.4813.17-2.31
221
24,30622,3738.6
204115.4413.17-2.27
210
25,38823,3688.6
204215.4013.17-2.24
198
26,51924,4088.7
204315.3713.17-2.20
187
27,70125,4948.7
204415.3313.16-2.16
175
28,93726,6308.7
204515.3013.16-2.13
164
30,22427,8128.7
204615.2713.16-2.10
153
31,56429,0438.7
204715.2413.16-2.08
141
32,96030,3278.7
204815.2213.16-2.06
130
34,41831,6668.7
204915.2113.16-2.05
118
35,93833,0628.7
205015.2013.16-2.04
106
37,52034,5148.7
205115.2013.16-2.03
94
39,16736,0288.7
205215.2013.16-2.04
82
40,89237,6128.7
205315.2113.16-2.04
70
42,69439,2678.7
205415.2213.17-2.05
58
44,57340,9938.7
205515.2313.17-2.07
45
46,53442,7938.7
205615.2613.17-2.09
32
48,57444,6668.7
205715.2813.17-2.11
19
50,70746,6258.8
205815.3013.17-2.13
6
52,93548,6708.8
205915.3213.17-2.15
----
55,26650,8098.8
206015.3413.18-2.17
----
57,69453,0398.8
206115.3613.18-2.19
----
60,22755,3638.8
206215.3913.18-2.21
----
62,87657,7948.8
206315.4113.18-2.23
----
65,64060,3318.8
206415.4313.18-2.25
----
68,52862,9818.8
206515.4613.18-2.27
----
71,54165,7468.8
206615.4913.19-2.30
----
74,68168,6268.8
206715.5213.19-2.33
----
77,96071,6358.8
206815.5413.19-2.35
----
81,38674,7788.8
206915.5713.19-2.38
----
84,95678,0528.8
207015.6113.19-2.41
----
88,67181,4608.9
207115.6413.20-2.44
----
92,54685,0148.9
207215.6713.20-2.48
----
96,60288,7348.9
207315.7113.20-2.51
----
100,83292,6138.9
207415.7413.20-2.54
----
105,24096,6568.9
207515.7813.20-2.58
----
109,842100,8758.9
207615.8213.21-2.61
----
114,634105,2688.9
207715.8613.21-2.65
----
119,635109,8538.9
207815.9013.21-2.68
----
124,841114,6258.9
207915.9413.21-2.72
----
130,273119,6048.9
208015.9813.22-2.76
----
135,935124,7948.9
208116.0213.22-2.80
----
141,847130,2128.9
208216.0613.22-2.84
----
148,012135,8628.9
208316.1013.22-2.88
----
154,444141,7569.0
208416.1413.23-2.92
----
161,162147,9129.0
208516.1813.23-2.95
----
168,188154,3509.0


Summarized Rates

Years Cost
rate
Income
rate
Actuarial
balance

Change in
actuarial
balance

2008-2082 14.51% 13.82% -0.69%
1.01%

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Last reviewed or modified August 11, 2008