When my neighbor who runs a small store sold it and paid a lower tax rate, that was pretty cool too.
When my friend who is a real estate agent deducts a bunch of costs from her commissions that seems reasonable.
Not like this is exclusively the realm of the rich.
It's double for married filing a joint return. Then add on top the $24,000 deductible (and other possible credit/deductions).
If you time your breaks from work correctly, you can claim almost $110,000 in long term capital gains and not pay a cent in tax.
https://outsider.com/news/many-americans-making-less-than-50...
And a married couple making $90,000 per year could invest $1,000 per year in SPY, then when the wife quits to stay home with the kids, the family could pull out $20-30k per year in long-term capital gains completely tax free.
Wish I could only pay taxes on 2.15/hr of my income.
You should also tip fast food workers.