You can claim that about any otherwise reasonable argument. It works just as well for past (and current) civil rights issues as it does this. You need to instea

You can claim that about any otherwise reasonable argument. It works just as well for past (and current) civil rights issues as it does this. You need to instead apply a test of reasonableness. Doing that in this case is asking "Would a reasonable person believe that the government uses reported tax earnings for parallel construction?" to which I believe the answer is "yes." That most judges are so morally bankrupt as to disagree with you is a separate issue.