They have no interest in economic freedom. Hell, some shopkeeper in Singapore might rise up to challenge the ruling class. Best to wipe them out so the third world doesn’t develop and harm the environment.
I think of the smoking ban in Michigan bars. The casinos lobbied for the law but made sure there was a loophole to exempt themselves.
In a free market world, no such law could have even been considered. There was no law against smoke free bars and restaurants so they should have been sprouting up all over the place without a law.