> give some of its state-sponsored affluence back

Then why not tax the military? They are surely the most affluent company of them all, if you take a tally of all their inventory.

If you tax companies based on their size rather than their profits, then you're not going to have any big companies. Any investor or entrepreneur would be a fool to invest in making a big company.

But many endeavours need big companies and big investments. For example power plants. That's a whole lot of value to tax, such affluence! Better redistribute this wealth, and instead have a hundred thousand non-affluent hot dog stands.

> That’s just how non-corrupt governments are supposed to work!

In practice, every government in the world does not tax companies reinvesting their profit into growth.