Dave, I'm old, so I can make as much as I want. Of course, I keep impeccable records, do all my bookkeeping with Quick Books, integrate that information into Turbo Tax, and use every legal deductible I legally can, which lowers my adjusted gross income by a huge margin. Plus, I also contribute the maximum into my retirement program every year, which also brings down the gross. Yes, they do care how much you make, and they'll do their best to take as much as they can from you. However, if you are diligent you get to keep a lot more. Then you can really piss a lot of it away on a sailboat.

Gary