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| Solvency Provisions | Provisions Affecting OASDI Contribution and Benefit BaseUpdated May 3, 2006   |
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| Number | Table and graph selection                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| E1     | Beginning in 2006, make all earnings subject to the payroll tax        (but retain the current-law taxable maximum for benefit calculations).        (2005 Trustees Report)              Summary measures and graphs         (PDF Version)       Detailed Single Year Tables         (PDF Version)                                                                                                                                                |
| E2     | Beginning in 2006, make all earnings subject to the payroll tax and        credit them for benefit purposes.        (2005 Trustees Report)              Summary measures and graphs(PDF Version)       Detailed Single Year Tables         (PDF Version)                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| E3     | Determine the level of the contribution and benefit base such that 90        percent of the earnings would be subject to the payroll tax (phased in        2006-2015).  All earnings subject to the payroll tax would be used in        determining benefits.        (2005 Trustees Report)              Summary measures and graphs(PDF Version)       Detailed Single Year Tables         (PDF Version)                                              |
| E4     | Make 90% of the earnings subject to the payroll tax (phased in        2008-2017), but retain the current-law taxable maximum for benefit        purposes.  This estimate considers all self-employed earnings in        computing the percentage of earnings subject to the payroll tax.        (2005 Trustees Report)              Summary measures and graphs(PDF Version)       Detailed Single Year Tables         (PDF Version)Related memorandum |
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