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		mistrial9 on Oct 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: UCLA professor says he's homeless due to low pay his taxes in total are more than thirty six percent in California, and there is no mention of debt service costs.

rconti on Oct 13, 2024 | [–]

I posted the smartasset tax calculator link in this thread but the upshot is his state taxes should be a bit over 4% effective, or about $3k.

Total effective tax burden (federal, fica, plus CA) on this pay amount for a single person with no other circumstances is just shy of 23%.

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