TABLE TWO PERSONAL INCOME TAX LOSS DUE TO INCREASED FICA SINCE 1970 (IN MILLIONS)
YEAR	INCOME SUBJECT TO FICA	THIS MORE FICA	ADD. FICA TAXES	SSA RATE OF RETURN	LOST PERSONAL INCOME TAXES	COST PLUS INTEREST TO U.S. TREASURY
1970	$414,466		$0	4.67%	$0	$0
1971	$416,333	0.40%	$1,665	4.93%	$1,665	$1,704
1972	$466,432	0.40%	$1,866	5.08%	$1,866	$3,702
1973	$534,593	1.05%	$5,613	5.28%	$5,613	$9,653
1974	$595,211	1.05%	$6,250	5.72%	$6,250	$16,636
1975	$649,326	1.05%	$6,818	6.39%	$6,818	$24,752
1976	$724,137	1.05%	$7,603	6.50%	$7,603	$34,245
1977	$795,109	1.05%	$8,349	6.85%	$8,349	$45,283
1978	$882,702	1.25%	$11,034	7.30%	$11,034	$60,110
1979	$1,015,231	1.33%	$13,503	7.29%	$13,503	$78,602
1980	$1,144,425	1.33%	$15,221	8.08%	$15,221	$100,995
1981	$1,304,543	1.85%	$24,134	9.59%	$24,134	$136,336
1982	$1,351,617	1.90%	$25,681	3.83%	$25,681	$167,780
1983	$1,456,179	2.08%	$30,216	34.09%	$30,216	$270,228
1984	$1,578,096	2.20%	$34,718	8.36%	$34,718	$329,773
1985	$1,701,519	2.25%	$38,284	5.22%	$38,284	$386,619
1986	$1,834,048	2.35%	$43,100	7.85%	$43,100	$462,783
1987	$1,949,375	2.35%	$45,810	7.55%	$45,810	$546,369
1988	$2,015,570	2.85%	$57,444	7.35%	$57,444	$647,356
1989	$2,194,693	2.85%	$62,549	7.73%	$62,549	$764,014
1990	$2,346,754	2.85%	$66,883	7.64%	$66,883	$893,742
1991	$2,391,000	2.85%	$68,144	7.78%	$68,144	$1,036,399
1992	$2,464,842	2.85%	$70,248	7.61%	$70,248	$1,190,886
1993	$2,551,798	2.85%	$72,726	7.32%	$72,726	$1,356,234
1994	$2,573,009	2.85%	$73,331	7.24%	$73,331	$1,533,606
1995	$2,672,105	2.85%	$76,155	7.16%	$76,155	$1,725,760
1996	$2,820,675	2.85%	$80,389	6.95%	$80,389	$1,932,527
1997	$3,069,702	2.85%	$87,487	6.75%	$87,487	$2,157,434
1998	$3,069,702	2.85%	$87,487	6.75%	$87,487	$2,398,013