TM, lets say this year you make $100,000.
The tax rate is 28% for you.
You pay $28,000
You then get back $8,000 after deductions
Does that mean you paid 28% taxes or that you paid 20% after deductions?
Maybe you should ask your husband how taxes work seeing as you obviously don't pay any taxes yourself.
Also TM... why do we have the IRS, why do we have accountants and bookkeepers to do taxes when under your system a 4th grader could figure out in less than 30 seconds if there were no deduction?
Lets say you made $93,441 this year.
93,441 x.28 (your tax rate) = $26,163.44 owed in taxes. why is that so much more simple than reality?