If there's one thing I wish people understood about democracy, it's this.

Everyone thinks that "their candidate" has the country's best interests at heart, while "the opponent" is driven by power or self-gain.

However, their motivations are irrelevant. There's no correct or logical way to divide stolen property. All government programs are inherently flawed and wasteful.

From an economic standpoint, any action by a politician is funded by individuals who have demonstrated their capability to efficiently allocate resources through their earnings. A politician's reallocation of capital inevitably leads to less efficient use. The very need for coercion to override voluntary market choices is clear evidence of this inefficiency.

Therefore, whether a politician works "for the people" or to repay the cronies who helped them get in power is immaterial.

Theft remains theft, equally destructive irrespective of how the spoils are shared.

A politician's only ethical and rational choice is to return the stolen resources to those from whom they were taken — or just to burn the money, preventing further economic turmoil.