Proposed Provision: Progressive price indexing of PIA formula factors beginning with individuals newly eligible for OASI benefits in 2016. Create new bend point at the 30th percentile of earners. Maintain current-law benefits for earners at the 30th 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. Disability benefits are not affected by the proposal. Disabled worker beneficiaries, upon attaining normal retirement age, would be subject to a proportional reduction in benefits based on the worker's years of disability.

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
2022289293
2023275280
2024260266
2025244251
2026227236
2027209220
2028191204
2029173188
2030153171
2031133153
2032113136
203392118
203471100
20355082
20362964
2037746
2038-1628
2039-3811
2040-61-7
2041-83-25
2042-106-42
2043-129-59
2044-152-76
2045-175-93
2046-199-109
2047-222-125
2048-246-141
2049-270-157
2050-294-173
2051-318-188
2052-342-203
2053-366-218
2054-391-233
2055-415-247
2056-440-262
2057-466-276
2058-491-291
2059-517-305
2060-544-319
2061-570-334
2062-598-348
2063-625-362
2064-653-376
2065-681-390
2066-710-404
2067-739-418
2068-768-432
2069-798-446
2070-828-461
2071-859-475
2072-890-489
2073-922-503
2074-954-518
2075-987-532
2076-1020-547
2077-1054-562
2078-1089-577
2079-1124-592
2080-1159-607
2081-1195-622
2082-1232-638
2083-1270-653
2084-1308-669
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