If public receives regular dividends then yeah, there is a risk. If the fund is used for large scale projects and as an emergency fund, then votes are harder fo

If public receives regular dividends then yeah, there is a risk. If the fund is used for large scale projects and as an emergency fund, then votes are harder for populists to buy. There are fewer vested interest with a megaphone that would stand to personally lose or gain massively, so more rational discussions can be had.