In addition to the comment mentioning that it’s conflating federal, state, and local... That’s the average that an American tax payer pays. That’s not what the

In addition to the comment mentioning that it’s conflating federal, state, and local... That’s the average that an American tax payer pays. That’s not what the average American pays. The difference is subtle, but meaningful. If I said, “I am an average American, how much can I expect to pay in federal taxes?” That number will not be $10k.