Well I just got my first real paycheck from the federal government, of all places. Taxes took a real bite out of me. For 39.75 hours worked received 399.45- taxes= 338.34. I think they made some of these damn fees up. The federal government one I understand. The state of Maryland one I understand. But, Medicare?? Don't you pay into Medicare only when you receive Medicare. Oh, I don't know. And then another one, only listed as OASDI. This was the highest tax of all and they should spell it out clearly, not in acronyms.