Throughout history, crazy dictators have always done crazy things

During the Reign of Terror after the French Revolution, the dictators knew the people wouldn't support them unless bread was affordable.  Their solution?  They simply ordered bakers to sell bread below the cost of the wheat to bake the bread.   Then they imprisoned any bakers who refused to make bread at a loss.

In Venezuela in 2003 the socialist dictator DECREED maximum prices that busineeses could sell every product for.  And they prosecuted any businesses that sold anything for more than the decreed maximum price.  

Point is, totalitarian rulers will do stupid, insane things.

Like ORDERING workers to take an experimental shot billed as a "vaccine"?