I was actually really surprised by my effective tax rate. Consider getting married, having 3 kids and a mortgage if you want to optimize your tax burden

Oh also live in WA state. A really great state to not pay income tax and have a very large mortgage

My one (new) gripe with the tax code is you can deduct childcare iff both parents work. Somehow the US government gets every tax decision wrong: * You should not be able to deduct childcare * If you can you should be able to do it unconditionally