I don't think the public's interest is in question here (well, at least not in this particular argument). I think the point is about how much you trust the per

I don't think the public's interest is in question here (well, at least not in this particular argument). I think the point is about how much you trust the person handing out the cookies/vaccine and money. There are plenty of people who trust the government about as much (or less) than a random stranger.