For America’s Left, “democracy” means a the right of government and their favored groups to take other people’s money
Its that simple.
There’s no way out of this until Fed.gov is bankrupted - and even then, probably not.
"Mercantilism". Big Government projects funded by taxpayer money (mostly from the Southern States at that time.)
Henry Clay was the primary proponent of "Mercantilism", but it is really just an offshoot of Hamiltonian philosophy.
The Hamiltonians believed in using government power to stimulate industry and economic interests. They wanted an activist government that taxed a lot and spent a lot, especially if it went into the pockets of their cronies.