Will the ACLU stand up for unfair taxes on the rich, equal rights means equal taxes?

Question

Will the ACLU stand up for unfair taxes on the rich, equal rights means equal taxes?


Schedule X — Single
If taxable income is over-- But not over-- The tax is:
$0 $7,300 10% of the amount over $0
$7,300 $29,700 $730 plus 15% of the amount over 7,300
$29,700 $71,950 $4,090.00 plus 25% of the amount over 29,700
$71,950 $150,150 $14,652.50 plus 28% of the amount over 71,950
$150,150 $326,450 $36,548.50 plus 33% of the amount over 150,150
$326,450 no limit $94,727.50 plus 35% of the amount over 326,450

Schedule Y-1 — Married Filing Jointly or Qualifying Widow(er)
If taxable income is over-- But not over-- The tax is:
$0 $14,600 10% of the amount over $0
$14,600 $59,400 $1,460.00 plus 15% of the amount over 14,600
$59,400 $119,950 $8,180 plus 25% of the amount over 59,400
$119,950 $182,800 $23,317.50 plus 28% of the amount over 119,950
$182,800 $326,450 $40,915.50 plus 33% of the amount over 182,800
$326,450 no limit $88,320.00 plus 35% of the amount over 326,450

Schedule Y-2 — Married Filing Separately
If taxable income is over-- But not over-- The tax is:
$0 $7,300 10% of the amount over $0
$7,300 $29,700 $730 plus 15% of the amount over 7,300
$29,700 $59,975 $4,090 plus 25% of the amount over 29,700
$59,975 $91,400 $11,658.75 plus 28% of the amount over 59,975
$91,400 $163,225 $20,457.75 plus 33% of the amount over 91,400
$163,225 no limit $44,160.00 plus 35% of the amount over 163,225

Schedule Z — Head of Household
If taxable income is over-- But not over-- The tax is:
$0 $10,450 10% of the amount over $0
$10,450 $39,800 $1,045 plus 15% of the amount over 10,450
$39,800 $102,800 $5,447.50 plus 25% of the amount over 39,800
$102,800 $166,450 $21,197.50 plus 28% of the amount over 102,800
$166,450 $326,450 $39,019.50 plus 33% of the amount over 166,450
$326,450 no limit $91,819.50 plus 35% of the amount over 326,450

Answer 1

No, for the second time, they won't. The tax burden falls on the poor and middle class. There is no disputing that. Even Warren Buffet the third richest man in the world said it's an outrage that he can pay taxes at a lower rate than his secretary. Shameful. Money earned from stocks, dividends and capital gains are not taxed at anywhere near the levels wages from working are taxed. 99% of Americans are Net LOSERS under Bush's Tax and Spend Policies. His tax cuts went disproportionately to the RICHEST 1% of Americans. For every $1.00 Americans got in a tax cut from Bush, they were left holding a bill for $3.74.

Answer 2

why?...a majority of the money going into the pockets of the rich is actually wealth created by working people who should be getting more of the company profit. There's no way a typical CEO is worth 500 times what the average company employee is to the company. The people who actually do the work are the ones who should making the money. It IS wealth redistribution, because the guys at the top are cheating the guys further down the ladder, blind.

Answer 3

Your stats are misleading let's take social security tax as an example workers pay 6.8% up to 90,000.00 meaning a John Doe pays $6120.00 on a $90,000.00 income or 6.8% Bill Gates on the other hand Pays the $6120.00 on his first $90,000.00 but nothing on the rest of his estimated Million dollar salary making his contribution a mere .06% rather than the 6.8% the average American worker pays so is that equitable to you, probably since you also fail to take into account that the higher the earnings the greater the other breaks are for wealthy individuals

Answer 4

a) don't hold your breath
b) wrong group to expect support on tax issues, they deal in civil liberties
c) equal rights means equal taxes. I don't think so. If the revenue needs dictated that equal taxes meant $50,000 from every family, what would the poor do? I'd be ok with equal tax RATE for everybody. But alas we have a progressive tax system (income tax anyway).
d) lastly, to some extent rich people do pay same tax rates as poor people (for the first x% of their income). They only pay top tax rates on amounts greater than the cutoff (e.g. above 326k for married filing jointly)

go learn something dude...

Answer 5

Usually the ACLU argues for someone's right that exists as specifically enumerated or in their opinion implied in the Constitution. I don't think that the constitution provides a right to be protected from unfair taxes. I think that this grievance is better addressed via the democratic process. There are many alternate taxes plans out there like the FAIR Tax and a flat tax, Value added tax.

Answer 6

Remeber this mantra: behind the rubric of civil liberties, the ACLU HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT!!
The ACLU is the March of Dimes of the past. Polio was cured back in the '50's, but they still collected money for it. Laws for the protection of civil liberties have been created for ... whoever, but they still threaten lawsuit.

Answer 7

Most of their plaintiffs are not in the top 1% or 5% so don't hold your breath on the ACLU representing the rich anytime soon.

Answer 8

Tax a poor person 50% of their income and he/she might have an extremely hard time getting by on the basics.

Tax a billionaire 50% of his/her income and they would still have enough to feed, accomodate and educate thousands of people.

So you see, the very rich have it easy right now, but they are leeches. They accumulate millions and billions, yet refuse to give anything back to the country that made them rich because of greed or because their wealth has given them enough freedom to cease their loyalty to the country.

The ACLU will not stand up for rich people because they are a CIVIL liberties union meaning they fight for the ordinary citizen, not the billionaire who can afford his own militia of lawyers and attourneys to bend truth to misrepresent anything.

Answer 9

No, Sparky.

The ACLU defends the CONSTITUTION, which explicitly states that you have no idea what you are bleating about.

Source: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

Answer 10

The real question, when will the aclu stand up for the second amendment.