Can anyone comprehend the scale that our money is being squandered? You hear about wasteful spending, but what is being done about it? No more tacking pet projects onto legislation. No more lobbyists, private influencers hired to influence a lawmaker's vote. Whatever they have to say should be open to public scrutiny since it involves a public servant who should be commited to the public interest.
How much money intended for humanitarian aid ends up funding terrorists? Some leaders have let things get so bad so they can skim the aid money. How many would be more willing to give to charities if they could be sure that the money was going where it should go?
Totalitarian regimes stifle progress, without outside help their economies will fail. War can be prevented by cutting off any money flow, requiring unilateral coopperation.