There are 2 options: 1) giving them the benefit of the doubt, there might be rational reasons for it that I’m not aware of - unlikely but possible 2) a politi

There are 2 options: 1) giving them the benefit of the doubt, there might be rational reasons for it that I’m not aware of - unlikely but possible 2) a politician’s primary objective is to get re-elected and accepted/appreciated by their peers. They are usually rich enough to withstand whatever crisis is plaguing their country anyway, so they aren’t afraid of the consequences of their actions. Therefore, politicians probably benefit from what they do now more so that what they’d get if they actually enacted policies that benefit the common man at the expense of large companies and/or lobbyists.