[quote=AN] Last year, I did that and my combined state + federal was ~9%. This year, I didn’t do any 1099 stuff and I’m paying ~17% combined all the while, getting paid less.[/quote]

You really know how to pour salt down that wound of mine…. Why not skip salt water, and just get out the rubbing alcohol and dump that in while you’re at it, and then get out a lighter while you’re at it 🙂