Proposed Provision: Apply 12.4 percent payroll tax rate on earnings above $250,000 starting in 2013, and tax all earnings once the current-law taxable maximum exceeds $250,000. Do not provide benefit credit for additional earnings taxed.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2012340340
2013329329
2014315323
2015302319
2016290315
2017277313
2018265310
2019253308
2020240304
2021227300
2022212295
2023197289
2024181283
2025164276
2026147270
2027129263
2028110256
202990248
203070240
203149232
203227225
20335217
2034-18209
2035-41202
2036-65194
2037-89186
2038-114179
2039-138171
2040-163164
2041-189157
2042-215150
2043-240143
2044-266136
2045-292129
2046-319122
2047-346115
2048-373108
2049-400102
2050-42895
2051-45688
2052-48482
2053-51275
2054-54068
2055-56961
2056-59854
2057-62846
2058-65739
2059-68831
2060-71923
2061-75016
2062-7828
2063-814-1
2064-847-9
2065-880-17
2066-913-26
2067-946-34
2068-980-43
2069-1014-52
2070-1049-62
2071-1084-71
2072-1120-81
2073-1156-91
2074-1193-101
2075-1230-112
2076-1268-123
2077-1307-134
2078-1346-145
2079-1385-156
2080-1425-168
2081-1465-180
2082-1505-192
2083-1547-205
2084-1588-218
2085-1631-231
2086-1673-245
2087-1717-258
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