Proposed Provision: Eliminate the taxable maximum in years 2026 and later. Phase in elimination by taxing all earnings above the current-law taxable maximum at: 1.24 percent in 2017, 2.48 percent in 2018, and so on, up to 11.16 percent in 2025. Provide benefit credit for earnings above the current-law taxable maximum. Create a new bend point at the current-law taxable maximum with a 3 percent formula factor applying above the new bend point.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2014320320
2015306306
2016292292
2017277277
2018262264
2019248253
2020233243
2021219235
2022203227
2023187220
2024171214
2025154208
2026137203
2027119199
2028101194
202983190
203064184
203144178
203223171
20332164
2034-20157
2035-42149
2036-65141
2037-88133
2038-112125
2039-136116
2040-160108
2041-185100
2042-21092
2043-23584
2044-26076
2045-28568
2046-31060
2047-33651
2048-36243
2049-38835
2050-41526
2051-44218
2052-4689
2053-4951
2054-523-8
2055-550-18
2056-578-27
2057-606-37
2058-635-48
2059-664-58
2060-694-69
2061-725-81
2062-756-92
2063-787-105
2064-819-117
2065-852-130
2066-885-143
2067-918-156
2068-952-170
2069-987-184
2070-1022-199
2071-1057-214
2072-1094-229
2073-1132-245
2074-1171-261
2075-1210-277
2076-1251-294
2077-1293-311
2078-1335-329
2079-1378-346
2080-1421-364
2081-1464-382
2082-1507-400
2083-1550-418
2084-1593-437
2085-1636-455
2086-1680-474
2087-1724-493
2088-1769-513
2089-1814-533
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