Brandon, who is self$-$employed, is chatting about Social Security and Medicare taxes with Zeeshan, who is an

employee. When Zeeshan complains about his tax rate, Brandon might reply,

"Sorry to hear that, I only pay $6\mathrm{.}2\%"!$

"You think you have it bad, I pay $7\mathrm{.}65\%"!$

"Sorry to hear that, I only pay $12\mathrm{.}4\%"!$

"You think you have it bad, I pay $15\mathrm{.}3\%"!$