Description of Proposed Provision:
E3.17: Beginning in 2020, increase the taxable maximum by twice the rate of increase in the national Average Wage Index, but never by less than 3 percent. Provide benefit credit for earnings up to the revised taxable maximum levels.

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
201813.8112.64-1.17
288
0.000.000.00
201913.9512.87-1.08
272
0.000.000.00
202014.1212.97-1.16
256
0.000.070.07
202114.2713.07-1.20
240
-0.000.150.15
202214.4413.18-1.26
224
-0.000.230.23
202314.6213.28-1.34
209
-0.000.310.31
202414.8013.38-1.43
193
0.000.380.38
202514.9813.46-1.53
178
0.000.450.45
202615.1613.64-1.52
164
0.000.510.51
202715.3713.72-1.65
150
0.000.570.56
202815.5913.80-1.79
137
0.000.620.62
202915.8013.86-1.94
123
0.010.670.67
203015.9913.93-2.07
110
0.010.720.71
203116.1713.98-2.19
97
0.010.770.76
203216.3314.04-2.29
83
0.020.810.80
203316.4714.09-2.38
70
0.020.860.84
203416.5914.15-2.44
56
0.020.900.88
203516.6814.19-2.49
42
0.030.940.91
203616.7514.24-2.52
28
0.030.980.95
203716.8214.28-2.54
14
0.041.020.98
203816.8614.32-2.54
----
0.041.051.01
203916.8814.36-2.52
----
0.051.091.04
204016.8814.40-2.49
----
0.061.121.07
204116.8714.43-2.44
----
0.061.161.09
204216.8414.46-2.38
----
0.071.191.12
204316.8114.49-2.32
----
0.081.221.14
204416.7814.52-2.26
----
0.081.251.17
204516.7514.55-2.20
----
0.091.281.19
204616.7314.58-2.15
----
0.101.311.21
204716.7114.61-2.10
----
0.111.341.23
204816.7014.63-2.06
----
0.121.371.25
204916.6814.66-2.02
----
0.131.391.26
205016.6814.69-1.99
----
0.141.421.28
205116.6814.71-1.97
----
0.151.451.30
205216.7014.74-1.95
----
0.161.471.31
205316.7214.77-1.95
----
0.171.501.32
205416.7514.79-1.95
----
0.181.521.34
205516.7914.82-1.97
----
0.201.541.35
205616.8314.85-1.99
----
0.211.571.36
205716.8914.87-2.02
----
0.221.591.37
205816.9514.90-2.05
----
0.241.611.37
205917.0114.92-2.09
----
0.251.631.38
206017.0714.95-2.12
----
0.261.651.39
206117.1314.97-2.16
----
0.281.671.40
206217.2014.99-2.20
----
0.291.691.40
206317.2715.02-2.25
----
0.301.711.41
206417.3315.04-2.29
----
0.321.731.41
206517.4015.06-2.34
----
0.331.751.42
206617.4715.09-2.38
----
0.341.771.42
206717.5415.11-2.43
----
0.361.781.43
206817.6115.13-2.48
----
0.371.801.43
206917.6915.15-2.54
----
0.381.821.44
207017.7615.17-2.59
----
0.401.841.44
207117.8315.19-2.64
----
0.411.851.44
207217.8915.21-2.68
----
0.421.871.45
207317.9515.23-2.72
----
0.441.881.45
207418.0015.25-2.75
----
0.451.901.45
207518.0515.27-2.78
----
0.461.911.45
207618.0815.28-2.80
----
0.471.931.46
207718.1015.30-2.81
----
0.481.941.46
207818.1215.31-2.80
----
0.491.961.47
207918.1215.33-2.79
----
0.501.971.47
208018.1115.34-2.78
----
0.511.981.47
208118.1115.35-2.76
----
0.522.001.48
208218.1015.36-2.74
----
0.522.011.48
208318.0915.37-2.72
----
0.532.021.49
208418.0815.38-2.70
----
0.542.031.49
208518.0815.39-2.69
----
0.552.041.49
208618.0815.40-2.68
----
0.552.051.50
208718.0915.41-2.68
----
0.562.061.50
208818.1215.43-2.69
----
0.572.071.50
208918.1515.44-2.71
----
0.582.081.51
209018.1815.45-2.73
----
0.582.091.51
209118.2315.46-2.77
----
0.592.101.51
209218.2815.47-2.80
----
0.602.111.51
209318.3315.49-2.85
----
0.612.121.51


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
2018-2092 16.89% 15.13% -1.76%
2037
0.21% 1.29% 1.08%

1 Under current law, the year of Trust Fund reserve depletion is 2034.
Based on Intermediate Assumptions of the 2018 Trustees Report.