I went down a rabbit hole of YouTube videos and ultimately ended up on like.... One set of settings I pretty much do for most images.
Lens Correction. Exposure; click eyedropper
Basic Adjustments. Color Balance RGB Global Saturation 30% Global Chrome 15% Local Contrast Detail 130%
Filmic RGB. Click black relative exposure Click white relative exposure
Crop image
I would love to hear/read some more stuff. I'm an extremely basic photographer who didn't want to pay for Adobe.
We are taxed on more than just wages. Additionally, the way tax law is structured here, because of S-corporations and partnerships (structures which own/run companies), these both flow through activity to the individual tax payer which is then taxed at that level.
If it's just wages, lots of Americans work 2, 3, or even more jobs (not just during the year, but at once). Our tax rate tables are set up so you calculate them based on you having one job, so when we start a job it's calculating it at only that one income.