Very interesting. Thank you all! I will talk with him. We’re amicable, but we’ve been divorced for 15 years and don’t sit around discussing what our AGIs are. I’m guessing he makes around 80K or so if his wife isn’t working (she was working part time in fast food most of this year, but decided to quit and stay home).
With two kids he might still not have much tax liability either. Not sure what he’s doing for retirement or how much insurance costs for him.