The state did this for its own sake, because it needed soldiers, etc., not because it knew that capitalism had to come about. In tax reform debates democrats show their materialistic side. Whereas they are usually quick to transform their advantage into moral support of the state, they have no inhibitions about grumbling about the state when it wants them to prove their civic loyalty by opening their wallets. The state makes it clear that its performance is directly linked to privations on the part of citizens. That is, they must not only show good democratic conduct but also make economic sacrifices.
Citizens respond by measuring the state by the rules of economic life.
Everybody considers his taxes the price for services the government performs for him. The state promotes this view by explaining the fairness of taxation with reference to its good deeds whenever it goes collecting. In this critique of the state's economic behavior citizens retain their false consciousness, dictated by the cost-benefit calculation of those who compete, and become radical on the basis of this consciousness. That is why the general disapproval of tax legislation does not lead to a revolution, but is merely the basis for all kinds of fraudulent tricks. Everyone cheats the state on his taxes if he can, without the least moral scruples.