Reply #8: He never said total deductions

[prolesunited]

He said INCOME tax and clearly referred to federal tables, although those are dependent on filing status, so perhaps he could be clearer on that point.

Including any other taxes is not very useful because that is going to vary widely depending on where a person is located. Some states have no taxes and other states have high taxes. And just like you can control your personal property taxes by what you elect to purchase, you can control state and local tax payments by where you opt to live.

It seems like you are trying to throw in a bunch of other things to purposefully cloud the issue.

And putting in things like health insurance and 401(k) plans is just ludicrous. Payment of either is NOT mandatory and the person paying those optional expenses derives a clear benefit.

On edit: You obviously saw what a weak case you were making and changed your post.