Proposed Provision: E2.12. Eliminate the taxable maximum in years 2029 and later. Phase in elimination by taxing all earnings above the current-law taxable maximum at: 1.24 percent in 2020, 2.48 percent in 2021, and so on, up to 12.40 percent in 2029. 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 Current Law Provision
2017298298
2018287287
2019273273
2020259259
2021245246
2022230235
2023215225
2024199215
2025182205
2026165197
2027148189
2028130182
2029112176
203094171
203175166
203256160
203337154
203416148
2035-4141
2036-26133
2037-47126
2038-70118
2039-92111
2040-115103
2041-13896
2042-16189
2043-18482
2044-20775
2045-23068
2046-25361
2047-27655
2048-30048
2049-32341
2050-34635
2051-37028
2052-39322
2053-41715
2054-4408
2055-4641
2056-487-6
2057-511-13
2058-536-21
2059-560-29
2060-585-37
2061-611-46
2062-637-55
2063-663-64
2064-690-73
2065-717-83
2066-745-93
2067-772-104
2068-801-115
2069-829-126
2070-858-137
2071-888-149
2072-918-161
2073-949-173
2074-981-186
2075-1014-199
2076-1047-213
2077-1082-226
2078-1117-240
2079-1153-255
2080-1190-269
2081-1227-283
2082-1264-298
2083-1300-312
2084-1337-327
2085-1374-341
2086-1410-356
2087-1446-371
2088-1483-386
2089-1520-401
2090-1557-417
2091-1595-433
2092-1633-449
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