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Summary Measures and Graphs

Description of Proposed Provision:
Tax Social Security benefits in a manner similar to private pension income beginning in 2010. Phase out the lower-income thresholds during 2010-2019.

Estimates based on the intermediate assumptions of the 2009 Trustees Report

Summary Measures
[As a percentage of taxable payroll]
Present Law Change from present law Results with this provision
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
-2.00 -4.34 0.28 0.16 -1.72 -4.18


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