This is the classic tactic of authoritarians / fascists. That's all. But then Trump's support base wants to be the very ones, later, complaining about all the jobless Lay Abouts who are a Drain On The System. (Well, no: that's the *public*-facing sentiment; the reality strikes me as being, the ruling class just wants to force more civilians into undertaking those low-paying jobs, which the rulers *know* are required to keep society running.. ..but, they don't want to compensate us properly for.)