It looks like the recent tax laws passed by Congress will be giving us about a 2% or 4% break on our 2011 taxes. Since the SS tax rate is being cut from 6.2% to 4.2% and as "self-employed" workers, we also pay the "employer" portion of the SS taxes, that means we should get 4%(or 2% for sure) break in 2011. (although I am not 100% sure the "employer" part is being reduced)
That should at least help offset some of the hit many of us will be taking at IS in the new year.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/With-Tax-Deal-Obama-Makes-Bet-dg-894885590.html?x=0