Proposed Provision: Apply 12.4 percent payroll tax rate on earnings above $250,000 starting in 2015, 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 Present Law Provision
2014320320
2015306306
2016292301
2017277295
2018262290
2019248285
2020233279
2021219274
2022203269
2023187262
2024171255
2025154248
2026137241
2027119234
2028101227
202983220
203064213
203144207
203223200
20332193
2034-20186
2035-42179
2036-65172
2037-88165
2038-112158
2039-136151
2040-160144
2041-185137
2042-210130
2043-235124
2044-260117
2045-285111
2046-310105
2047-33698
2048-36292
2049-38885
2050-41579
2051-44272
2052-46866
2053-49559
2054-52352
2055-55045
2056-57837
2057-60629
2058-63521
2059-66413
2060-6944
2061-725-5
2062-756-15
2063-787-24
2064-819-34
2065-852-45
2066-885-55
2067-918-66
2068-952-78
2069-987-89
2070-1022-101
2071-1057-113
2072-1094-126
2073-1132-139
2074-1171-153
2075-1210-166
2076-1251-180
2077-1293-194
2078-1335-209
2079-1378-223
2080-1421-238
2081-1464-253
2082-1507-268
2083-1550-283
2084-1593-298
2085-1636-314
2086-1680-330
2087-1724-346
2088-1769-363
2089-1814-380
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