Poor self-employed widow with 3 children pays 40% from her income:

You can not take Gross income home!

Poor self-employed widow with 3 children making gross $65K/year pays 40% from her income:

15.3% base self-employment payroll tax (12.4% for Social Security and 2.9% for Medicare) + 10% sales tax + school and property taxes (state, county, and city) + 10% tithes SDA mandatory from all widows and orphans + fuel tax, use tax, utilities tax, 911 tax, and all insurances (health, property, and car insurances) etc.

Note: no one mentioned F-income tax!