An unenviable confluence of events, single, no dependents, etc. Don't much want to talk about it beyond stating that for the first 9 years of my working life I always managed to claim a refund, and in these two last years they've decided that I owe more.
Also, full disclosure, I included FICA/SS/Protection in the taxes I paid. If I tallied all the taxes I pay through-out the year, from gasoline to various excise taxes, I wouldn't be surprised to see it topping 40%.