t C-l [ score hidden ] 3 hours ago ast edited 1 hour ago So a governor and candidate for vice president paid 8 % income tax . Meanwhile , I work at walmart and make $ 10.50/hr , and I paid a 16 % rate on my last paycheck . permalink source embed save save-RES report give gold REPLY hide child comments [ score hidden ] 44 minutes ago ast edited 8 minutes ago 10.50 an hour 40 hours a week , is 21,840 in a year . 21,840 standard deduction for single person ( 6,300 ) 15,540 personal exemption ( 4,050 ) Taxable income is 11,490 You pay 10 % on the first 9,275.00 and 15 % after that You pay 1259.75 or 5.7 % So either you will get a tax return check because you improperly filled out your paperwork , or is lies This is with deductions that everyone , in your tax bracket , gets . If you had one child you would n't pay any taxes at all . Edit : I am pro Hillary , I just do n't like bad discussions of taxes , because it is just pointless . permalink source embed save save-RES parent report give gold REPLY 