Proposed Provision: Progressive price indexing of PIA formula factors beginning with individuals newly eligible for OASDI benefits in 2016. Create new bend point at the 50th percentile of earners. Maintain current-law benefits for earners at the 50th percentile and below and reduce upper 2 formula factors (32% and 15%) such that maximum worker benefit grows by inflation rather than the growth in average wages.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2009354354
2010360360
2011366366
2012369369
2013367367
2014364364
2015359359
2016354354
2017347347
2018338338
2019327328
2020315317
2021302305
2022289292
2023275279
2024260264
2025244250
2026227234
2027209218
2028191202
2029173185
2030153167
2031133149
2032113131
203392113
20347194
20355075
20362957
2037738
2038-1619
2039-380
2040-61-19
2041-83-38
2042-106-56
2043-129-75
2044-152-93
2045-175-111
2046-199-129
2047-222-147
2048-246-165
2049-270-183
2050-294-201
2051-318-218
2052-342-235
2053-366-253
2054-391-270
2055-415-287
2056-440-304
2057-466-321
2058-491-339
2059-517-356
2060-544-373
2061-570-391
2062-598-409
2063-625-426
2064-653-444
2065-681-462
2066-710-480
2067-739-498
2068-768-516
2069-798-535
2070-828-553
2071-859-572
2072-890-591
2073-922-610
2074-954-629
2075-987-648
2076-1020-668
2077-1054-688
2078-1089-708
2079-1124-728
2080-1159-749
2081-1195-770
2082-1232-791
2083-1270-813
2084-1308-835
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