Proposed Provision: E2.12. Eliminate the taxable maximum in years 2031 and later. Phase in elimination by taxing all earnings above the current-law taxable maximum at: 1.24 percent in 2022, 2.48 percent in 2023, and so on, up to 12.40 percent in 2031. 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
2019273273
2020260260
2021245245
2022229229
2023213215
2024197202
2025180190
2026163179
2027147170
2028130161
2029114154
203097149
203180144
203263140
203346137
203428133
203510129
2036-9124
2037-28120
2038-47114
2039-67109
2040-87103
2041-10898
2042-12992
2043-15086
2044-17181
2045-19275
2046-21370
2047-23465
2048-25559
2049-27654
2050-29749
2051-31843
2052-33838
2053-35933
2054-38027
2055-40121
2056-42216
2057-44410
2058-4653
2059-487-3
2060-509-10
2061-531-18
2062-554-25
2063-577-33
2064-601-41
2065-625-50
2066-649-59
2067-674-68
2068-699-77
2069-724-87
2070-749-97
2071-776-108
2072-802-119
2073-830-130
2074-857-141
2075-885-153
2076-914-165
2077-944-177
2078-975-190
2079-1007-203
2080-1039-216
2081-1072-229
2082-1106-242
2083-1139-256
2084-1173-269
2085-1207-282
2086-1242-296
2087-1275-309
2088-1309-322
2089-1342-335
2090-1375-348
2091-1407-361
2092-1439-374
2093-1471-387
2094-1503-400
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