Politics and economics are not just different. They are antagonistic.
The basic premise of economics is scarcity. There is never enough to satisfy everybody. That means there is no free lunch, no "solutions" but only trade-offs.
Politics is full of "solutions." There are free lunches for every voting bloc. The game in politics is to do a little good, right under your nose, and ignore the harm created elsewhere.
-Thomas Sowell, Is Reality Optional?: and other essays
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