Government spending distorts the market towards 'things that are good for citizens' and away from 'things that are good for the owning class', you mean. And you

Government spending distorts the market towards 'things that are good for citizens' and away from 'things that are good for the owning class', you mean. And your second phrase is exactly backwards; the government funds research no corporation would ever be able to fund because it isn't profit-maximizing, and when all that public funding inevitably reaches a breakthrough that's good for businesses and people alike the profits are subsequently privatized giving the public sector no credit.