Social security, unemployment, Medicare paid by an employer on behalf of the employee and are not exempted.  He may have avoided paying personal income tax on his earnings for a years due to legal tax credits but he has ponied up his share and more than most.  Prove it crowd?  How bout you apply a little common sense and prove that he didn't.  Not sure why it mattes, the McFarlane piece was  a joke, can't believe I got sucked in.