The reason why I do not bother to make my argument to careful is because I know that people will disagree anyway. It’s not truth or falsehood that makes people believe. It’s their hatred and prejudice against the successful.
I think the true reason behind income tax is not really there for redistribution of wealth but out of envy.
People just are not comfortable with the idea that some people are indeed better than them and earn more income. So they come up with excuses after excuses on how that should be mitigated.