The more money the government is able to tax, the more they can steal from. USAID proved it.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/usaid-official-and-three-corporate-executives-plead-guilty-decade-long-bribery-scheme?fbclid=IwY2xjawLGC3RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFQbTlwekpnZnJBRFJ5OEllAR4Oz1NxAgSqkDCe2KeH2fHGAFcjrXH6P3UbG8QwTAcjzAzwlFJzYE5LfQQBGg_aem_X7rzF8lMzk7AquzcqPQiBg