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You're trying to be overly convoluted. It's in your best interest because it will increase your standard of living. Period. No need to be lengthy.
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Not really; I'm trying to get you to stake out a position so that I can better understand your argument, and so that I can make mine more concise. As of now you've yet to state just what level of wealth inequality you find tolerable, if any.
To illustrate; if you were arguing for completely equitable wealth distribution, I'd point out how this would not provide an incentive for people to take on extremely difficult schooling or become involved in professions which are highly stressful. If you were arguing for partial equity in wealth distribution, my argument would be along the lines of:
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About 47 percent will pay no federal income taxes at all for 2009. Either their incomes were too low, or they qualified for enough credits, deductions and exemptions to eliminate their liability.
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The result is a tax system that exempts almost half the country from paying for programs that benefit everyone, including national defense, public safety, infrastructure and education. It is a system in which the top 10 percent of earners -- households making an average of $366,400 in 2006 -- paid about 73 percent of the income taxes collected by the federal government.
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Nearly half of US households escape fed income tax - Yahoo! Finance