I think most people don’t have a clue how big a chunk of their “income” goes for taxes. They need to include the part of FICA and MEDICARE / MEDICADE that are paid by their employer as well. For some of us we and the employer are one and the same and each quarter we damn well know exactly how much we are paying in taxes!
EVERYBODY NEEDS TO WRITE A CHECK ONCE A QUARTER FOR TAXES!
It is easy to spend more in taxes than you do on yourself when you alone are saving for your old age and paying both sides of Social Security and Medicare. You live on as little as possible and save the rest.