Unless you are trying to be obtuse, or hate brevity, the statement "eliminate income inequality" and "eliminate excessive income inequality" read exactly the sa

Unless you are trying to be obtuse, or hate brevity, the statement "eliminate income inequality" and "eliminate excessive income inequality" read exactly the same. No one is arguing for a move to a fully socialist state, so "eliminate income inequality" in the US means "tax the highest bracket more" and/or "add a higher tax bracket and tax it more" and/or "add a wealth tax". If you honestly look at the arguments rather than just arguing petty semantics you'll be better off in the long run.