[grania]

Is it that because of his age he has some retirement incomes that are tax deductible or partially tax deductible? Retirement savings, Social Security, pensions etc? There are also some automatic credits that go with age.

There's nothing unusual about his income tax rate for his income. Taking available deductions isn't hypocritical, it's following the law.

[proxy_user]

His pension amount of $4,982 is fully taxable. His social security of $46,213 is 85% taxable, so he does dodge the tax on about $5K there.