The private sector only allocates capital for the purpose of making shareholders wealthy. The quality of products produced are not of any consequence. That is the difference between business and governance, and why businessmen make such poor legislators. The point of public service is to make things that last as long as possible in a form that won't deteriorate.
All of the best politicians (the ones that end up on money) are there solely for this reason. I struggle to think of any politician in a Western democracy, at the moment, that comes close to meeting that objective. They are all businessmen.
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