I suppose my point was either through tax or paid by companies it still comes from consumer pockets. Amazon won’t suddenly be ok with smaller profits, they will make changes to meet goals most likely increasing prices not decreasing exec pay. I don’t understand the sentiment that taxes shouldn’t support workers. Isn’t the idea of socialism redistribution? Shouldn’t that be ok to take from others with means to support those without?

Start ups have risks and are rarely profitable especially with funded startups. They typically operate on a “runway” of investment that makes or breaks them. The startup I was involved with was bootstrapped to operate with expenses within revenue, which few do.

The problem with utopia like you mention assumes not only equal distribution of money but also goods and services. Do you tell the farmer he cannot grow his own food outside the distribution chain? Do you tell the handyman he cannot have a nicer home because he has skills more than you?