It is a well known fact that a government can tax a nation into prosperity. It is apparent well known to Democrats anyway. I guess the theory is that the more wealth the government plunders and distributes to its supporters the less money will be wasted in capital formation and the more will go to buying beer cigarettes weed and scratch off lotto tickets.
And that will help the Marlboro, Amheuser Busch, and whatever big business will coalesce around weed and lotto tickets, all of whom will cheerfully pay their “fair share” of campaign contributions.