You should game the system, it is called politics.

There is no moral difference in things like rewriting the taxs code in favor of very few people compared to seeking government intervention for job protection.

It makes no difference if you get the advantage of paying no/little taxes on assets or maintaining income from a job.

Those higher up the social ladder always employ the government to protect their riches. So, the best way to maintain a job is to bring in new regulation. Some reason can certainly be made up.