Well, taking away the only profession hundreds of millions of people have (many of them don’t even have time left to switch to another one) - surely in many cases means taking away (stealing) their entire lifes.

No, you said "openly stated desire to eliminate any reason to live for hundreds of millions of people".

What you're now saying is that it's a by-product of what they do. What you said earlier was that it was their goal.

Which is it?

It is not really a by-product. It is a direct and a very clear and easily understood consequence of what they are trying to achieve. My logic is valid.

I agree with you, but I think what the parent is looking for is receipts.