"And yet, when it comes to economic policy, we persist in thinking that it should be implemented by career politicians and popular opinion" Do you mean as oppo

"And yet, when it comes to economic policy, we persist in thinking that it should be implemented by career politicians and popular opinion" Do you mean as opposed to policies implemented by unelected people with their own agenda? Money it's fundamentally a political creation. You can't get rid of politics because however control money control the country. And we all know where that 'people don't know what they need' attitude finish.