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Re:It’s possible to pay $150 in taxes on an income of $150K by ksherlock on Sunday June 13, 2021 @04:41PM (#27496236)
When you subtract all the retirement savings, they're doing it on half that ($73,000).
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Re:It’s possible to pay $150 in taxes on an income of $150K by masklinn on Monday June 14, 2021 @01:13AM (#27499497)
Having the money to invest and deciding to do so does not mean you don’t have the money.

A family on the median household income would have negative net income with that level of investment.

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