flu, just be glad you’re not in the bay. You’d really be consider wealthy and be paying a lot more. On the flip side, you have small biz owner who can deduct their 911 Turbo S as business expense. For awhile, I was trying really hard to move up the corp ladder, but now, I’ve seen the light. I want a safe W2 place with great benefits and low(er) wage that have flexible schedule, which allow me to do stuff on the side and get 1099. 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.