Both. My city isnt even 100k and it acts as a propoganda welfare trough. I did some fundraiser work for the city, and the grift is amazing. The worst part is the people doing it werent evil. They were joyfully bad at math. They genuinly thought they were making the city better with their wasteful spending.
That is the problem. they genuinely do not understand that they are the ones ruining the country. They think they are the "good guys", but do not see the destruction in their wake.
Both. My city isnt even 100k and it acts as a propoganda welfare trough. I did some fundraiser work for the city, and the grift is amazing. The worst part is the people doing it werent evil. They were joyfully bad at math. They genuinly thought they were making the city better with their wasteful spending.
That is the problem. they genuinely do not understand that they are the ones ruining the country. They think they are the "good guys", but do not see the destruction in their wake.