Not quite right, the government funds programs with debt. The government taxes to suppress an activity. Even if they don't mean it this way that is what happens. If you want to eliminate wealth inequality all you have to do is tax wealth and borrow money to give to the poor.

One of the most brutal things the government does is tax income derived from labor and tax it they do and very punitively. Why does the government want to punish working people. The only possible reason is to make them work harder. Why does not the government punish the rich, it is so obvious, and it stands right beside why the government punishes workers, IT IS BECAUSE THE RICH WANT IT THAT WAY AND THE GOVERNMENT DOES WHAT THE RICH WANT. The neo-liberal conservative plutocratic oligarchic elites will always get what they want.