Proposed Provision: Increase the taxable maximum such that 90 percent of earnings would be subject to the payroll tax (phased in 2013-2022). Provide benefit credit for earnings up to the revised taxable maximum levels.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2012340340
2013329329
2014315316
2015302305
2016290295
2017277287
2018265279
2019253271
2020240263
2021227255
2022212246
2023197237
2024181227
2025164216
2026147204
2027129192
2028110179
202990165
203070151
203149136
203227120
20335104
2034-1887
2035-4170
2036-6553
2037-8936
2038-11418
2039-1381
2040-163-17
2041-189-35
2042-215-53
2043-240-72
2044-266-90
2045-292-109
2046-319-127
2047-346-146
2048-373-165
2049-400-185
2050-428-204
2051-456-224
2052-484-243
2053-512-263
2054-540-284
2055-569-304
2056-598-325
2057-628-346
2058-657-368
2059-688-390
2060-719-412
2061-750-435
2062-782-458
2063-814-481
2064-847-504
2065-880-528
2066-913-552
2067-946-577
2068-980-602
2069-1014-627
2070-1049-652
2071-1084-678
2072-1120-704
2073-1156-731
2074-1193-758
2075-1230-786
2076-1268-814
2077-1307-843
2078-1346-872
2079-1385-901
2080-1425-931
2081-1465-961
2082-1505-992
2083-1547-1023
2084-1588-1054
2085-1631-1086
2086-1673-1118
2087-1717-1151
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