[Rudder]

Here in Ohio, as I suspect it is in most places, payroll deductions include city income tax, state income tax, and federal income tax. Then there are the FICA deductions.

It seems that 15.3% figure is not far from the mark.

[Gideon7]

ObamaCare calls for the TY2013 Medicare Insurance Tax top rate to go to 3.8%.

The kicker is that the new 3.8% rate includes not just payroll but all income, including all investment income.