A good friend of mine who holds liberal beliefs about taxes was absolutely stunned when I referred her to IRS data about what percentage of taxes are paid by the top 10% of earners.
Yeah, I referred the same data to a close friend of mine a few years ago. He looked at me for about ten seconds and then said “ I don’t believe it.” Because he didn’t want to believe it. But of course, he’s an arch-Dem...many of whom firmly believe the world is against them. That’s why they’re Dems. Tearing down the edifice of lies that is the Dem Party would destroy the little bubbles their constituents have built around themselves.