The Huquq was supposed to be a wealth tax to be used to reduce wealth inequality.
The UHJ has Huquq'u'llah entirely wrong. The first thing is Baha'u'llah ordained Houses of Justice in every city, not a single worldwide version. Secondly, they are to be the ones who receive the Huquq payment. When Baha'u'llah was still alive, He had allowed the collection of Huquq, with receipts, for the purpose it be dispersed to the impoverished. This is in BH00086 from the Partial Inventory. BH00086 is various letters to Shiraz in 1881 and remains untranslated by the Baha'i Faith.
The Bab and Baha'u'llah both declare the dispersion of Huquq must not be withheld. Those who do are not of God.
Huquq'u'llah is only to be paid if you attain 100g of gold or the equivalent in wealth. It isn't based on income, nor 19% of all income. The UHJ changed this to receive more funds.
Finally, while Baha'u'llah enjoined this on all believers, He also said it cannot be compelled and a person who desires to do so, has fulfilled the obligation.
I wanted to point this out because you are right, the way the UHJ interpreted Huquq'u'llah was to increase its own wealth so as to build shrines and widen capacities to do something no one is exactly sure of. If Huquq'u'llah was implemented exactly as the Bab and Baha'u'llah had commanded, I seriously doubt you would mind paying if you were to attain the minimum wealth.
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