So if space and money are no concerns, I still prefer the J9 but at a much more palatable price and size, the ENA Micro 9 does nearly everything as well and will still blow away your previous conceptions of home coffee makers.

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Everything you make over that number is still reduced for federal and state income taxes as well as Medicare, but the 4.2% Social Security tax is avoided.

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