“Also general population control/social engineering...”
I was thinking that it is a way to add more folks to the unemployment roles. And one would think a government would NOT want that. Unless of course by having them on the dole then the government has more control of more people, more control of the money, more power, etc.
It's a win-win for the tyrants - no gvns, dependent on the government for everything and will vote/march/protest/riot as commanded. - dependent, disarmed and obedient just as Lenin intended