Politics is never about optimal or about doing what is financially sane. It is about staying in power... We do not elect or raise to power people with the best

Politics is never about optimal or about doing what is financially sane. It is about staying in power... We do not elect or raise to power people with the best minds and intentions. Yes it is malice. There is a joke I find descriptive: " Two young people discuss about their future. One of them says at some point that if they want to make money, it seems their only options are to become a thieves or politicians. The other responds: "Well I want to lead an honorable life, so I guess I will become a thief." They just don't care to get informed or about the future. Simple. If there were time machines people would be coming back killing politicians en masse.