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After some cursory fiddling a few interesting things show up on the surface.
No surprise Sanders' plans involve tax increases for nearly everyone. But man, this guy really rams it up the ass on the poor! A single person with no dependents making only $9,000 a year would pay more than $500 in additional taxes at more than 23% tax rate. That's the highest rate of either of the four listed candidates. Now, Sanders does actually provide reduced taxes for some poor people. Add two kids, and that single person saves $300 a year. Personally, that pisses me off. As someone who at time struggled in my young adult life to get myself established and stable, and who was repeated denied financial aid because I my meager income was too much to qualify without dependents, I will never accept the premise that not being irresponsible enough to have children you can't afford should be a hindrance to a low income person receiving aid.
Cruz seems to be most favorable to low income married couples, compared to other candidates, while Trump is most edges him out as the most favorable to middle and upper class married couples. Cruz is also the most favorable for single low income individuals w/ no children, and high income single individuals w/ no children. Sanders gouges high income people for nearly $10k or more a year in taxes. And interestingly, his play lays higher taxes on high income individuals who are parents, than those without children. The same is true for married couples.
Of particular interest is the fact that Clinton's plan seems to involve negligible raises for pretty much everyone. Negligible in that the vast majority of people would pay less than $100 a year in additional taxes, and even $150K+ earners would seem to still be paying less than $1000 a year.
This simple calculator tells you how each presidential candidate's tax plan affects you
No surprise Sanders' plans involve tax increases for nearly everyone. But man, this guy really rams it up the ass on the poor! A single person with no dependents making only $9,000 a year would pay more than $500 in additional taxes at more than 23% tax rate. That's the highest rate of either of the four listed candidates. Now, Sanders does actually provide reduced taxes for some poor people. Add two kids, and that single person saves $300 a year. Personally, that pisses me off. As someone who at time struggled in my young adult life to get myself established and stable, and who was repeated denied financial aid because I my meager income was too much to qualify without dependents, I will never accept the premise that not being irresponsible enough to have children you can't afford should be a hindrance to a low income person receiving aid.
Cruz seems to be most favorable to low income married couples, compared to other candidates, while Trump is most edges him out as the most favorable to middle and upper class married couples. Cruz is also the most favorable for single low income individuals w/ no children, and high income single individuals w/ no children. Sanders gouges high income people for nearly $10k or more a year in taxes. And interestingly, his play lays higher taxes on high income individuals who are parents, than those without children. The same is true for married couples.
Of particular interest is the fact that Clinton's plan seems to involve negligible raises for pretty much everyone. Negligible in that the vast majority of people would pay less than $100 a year in additional taxes, and even $150K+ earners would seem to still be paying less than $1000 a year.
This simple calculator tells you how each presidential candidate's tax plan affects you