by the way, i’m curious, what does “reactionary” even mean?

is it re-action in the sense of acting again? is it reaction in the sense of responding to somebody else’s actions?

taxing wealth instead of work is also an economically sound decision if you want to boost productivity and your economy’s revenue.

As a general rule, when taxes on products are lower, that means these products cost less to the consumer, so consumers buy more of it [rule of supply and demand, also speaks about the connection between price and traded quantity]. So there’s more revenue and more products sold, which boosts production.