> The politicians making these decisions aren't playing with their own money. Exactly. This applies no matter who else is involved.. whether it's billionaires

> The politicians making these decisions aren't playing with their own money. Exactly. This applies no matter who else is involved.. whether it's billionaires looking for incentives, city unions looking for better deals, or candidates offering to pay for college, healthcare, and cell phones. When you're spending someone else's money, cost isn't a problem and accountability is punted to someone else. I think the difference here is that it's easy to name & shame one entity than millions.