Description of Proposed Provision:
B3.5: Progressive indexing (30th percentile) of PIA factors beginning with individuals newly eligible for OASI benefits in 2020, continuing through 2057, and resuming in 2078: Create a new bend point at the 30th percentile of the AIME distribution of newly retired workers. Maintain current-law benefits for earners at the 30th percentile and below. Reduce the 32 and 15 percent factors above the 30th percentile such that the initial benefit for a worker with AIME equal to the taxable maximum is reduced by 1.20 percent per year as compared to current law (for the years that progressive indexing applies). Disabled workers are: (a) not affected prior to normal retirement age; and (b) subject to a proportional reduction in benefits, based on the worker's years of disability, upon conversion to retired-worker beneficiary status.

Financial Estimates for the OASDI Trust Fund Program

  Proposal   Change from Current Law
  Expressed as a percentage of
current-law taxable payroll

Trust fund
ratio as of
January 1
Expressed as a percentage of
current-law taxable payroll
Calendar
year
Cost
rate
Income
rate
Annual
balance

Cost
rate
Income
rate
Annual
balance
201713.4113.03-0.38
298
0.000.000.00
201813.4912.93-0.56
287
0.000.000.00
201913.7012.95-0.75
273
0.000.000.00
202013.8512.96-0.89
259
-0.00-0.000.00
202114.0112.99-1.02
245
-0.00-0.000.00
202214.2513.02-1.23
230
-0.00-0.000.00
202314.5313.05-1.49
215
-0.01-0.000.01
202414.8113.08-1.73
199
-0.02-0.000.02
202515.0713.10-1.97
183
-0.03-0.000.03
202615.3313.13-2.20
166
-0.04-0.000.04
202715.5613.15-2.41
149
-0.06-0.000.06
202815.7713.16-2.61
132
-0.08-0.000.08
202915.9613.18-2.78
114
-0.11-0.010.10
203016.1213.19-2.94
97
-0.14-0.010.13
203116.2713.20-3.07
79
-0.18-0.010.17
203216.3913.21-3.18
61
-0.22-0.010.21
203316.4813.21-3.27
42
-0.26-0.010.25
203416.5413.22-3.32
23
-0.31-0.020.29
203516.5713.22-3.35
4
-0.36-0.020.34
203616.5813.22-3.36
----
-0.41-0.020.38
203716.5613.22-3.34
----
-0.46-0.030.44
203816.5113.22-3.29
----
-0.52-0.030.49
203916.4213.22-3.21
----
-0.57-0.030.54
204016.3313.21-3.12
----
-0.63-0.040.60
204116.2313.21-3.02
----
-0.69-0.040.65
204216.1113.20-2.91
----
-0.75-0.040.71
204315.9913.19-2.80
----
-0.81-0.050.77
204415.8813.19-2.69
----
-0.88-0.050.83
204515.7713.18-2.59
----
-0.95-0.050.89
204615.6613.18-2.49
----
-1.01-0.060.96
204715.5613.17-2.39
----
-1.09-0.061.02
204815.4613.17-2.29
----
-1.16-0.071.09
204915.3613.16-2.20
----
-1.23-0.071.16
205015.2613.16-2.10
----
-1.30-0.071.23
205115.1813.15-2.02
----
-1.38-0.081.30
205215.1013.15-1.95
----
-1.46-0.081.37
205315.0313.15-1.89
----
-1.53-0.091.45
205414.9813.14-1.83
----
-1.61-0.091.52
205514.9313.14-1.78
----
-1.69-0.101.60
205614.8813.14-1.74
----
-1.77-0.101.67
205714.8413.14-1.70
----
-1.86-0.111.75
205814.8013.14-1.67
----
-1.94-0.111.83
205914.7713.14-1.63
----
-2.01-0.111.90
206014.7413.13-1.60
----
-2.09-0.121.97
206114.7113.13-1.57
----
-2.17-0.122.04
206214.6813.13-1.55
----
-2.24-0.132.11
206314.6613.13-1.53
----
-2.31-0.132.18
206414.6413.13-1.51
----
-2.38-0.142.25
206514.6213.13-1.49
----
-2.45-0.142.31
206614.6113.13-1.48
----
-2.51-0.142.36
206714.6013.13-1.47
----
-2.57-0.152.42
206814.6013.13-1.47
----
-2.62-0.152.47
206914.6013.13-1.47
----
-2.68-0.152.52
207014.6013.13-1.47
----
-2.73-0.162.57
207114.6013.13-1.47
----
-2.77-0.162.61
207214.6013.13-1.47
----
-2.81-0.162.65
207314.5913.13-1.47
----
-2.85-0.162.69
207414.5913.13-1.46
----
-2.89-0.172.72
207514.5813.13-1.45
----
-2.92-0.172.75
207614.5713.13-1.44
----
-2.95-0.172.78
207714.5513.13-1.42
----
-2.97-0.172.80
207814.5313.13-1.40
----
-2.99-0.172.82
207914.5113.13-1.38
----
-3.01-0.172.84
208014.4913.12-1.36
----
-3.02-0.172.85
208114.4713.12-1.35
----
-3.04-0.172.86
208214.4613.12-1.33
----
-3.05-0.172.87
208314.4513.12-1.33
----
-3.06-0.182.89
208414.4513.12-1.32
----
-3.08-0.182.91
208514.4513.12-1.33
----
-3.10-0.182.93
208614.4513.12-1.33
----
-3.13-0.182.95
208714.4613.12-1.34
----
-3.16-0.182.97
208814.4713.12-1.35
----
-3.19-0.183.00
208914.4813.12-1.36
----
-3.22-0.183.03
209014.4913.12-1.37
----
-3.26-0.193.07
209114.5013.13-1.38
----
-3.29-0.193.11
209214.5113.13-1.38
----
-3.33-0.193.14


Summarized Estimates

  Proposal   Change from Current Law
Years Cost
rate
Income
rate
Actuarial
balance

Year of reserve
depletion
1

Cost
rate
Income
rate
Actuarial
balance
2017-2091 15.26% 13.76% -1.50%
2035
-1.40% -0.08% 1.33%

1 Under current law, the year of Trust Fund reserve depletion is 2034.
Based on Intermediate Assumptions of the 2017 Trustees Report.