> if taxes are increased and the money is distributed directly to the workers

This is unlikely, taxes and laws are always overseen by lobbyists who are funded by the wealthy. I can't imagine a situation where they would vote themselves into a worse situation.

If they ever appear to, know the harm they face would be to their advantage (such as crushing startup competition or preventing litigation).

Perhaps this seems like an overly jaded take, but please reference this Princeton study that found the wishes of the US population have had no real effect on laws for decades.

https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/fi...

TL;DR: https://imgur.com/a/tvqQXFc