Like I mentioned in my reply to the child comment there are also many deductions apart from the standard deduction. There's no way someone with a $100k salary i

Like I mentioned in my reply to the child comment there are also many deductions apart from the standard deduction. There's no way someone with a $100k salary is paying > 30% effective tax rate even after taking into account state tax and FICA if they take advantage of any of the deductions (like 401k, IRA, FSA, commuter benefits, mortgage interest) available to them.