[james1071]

Maybe I am wrong on this, but I doubt that you have studied economics or have any idea what economists think.

The people that you are talking about are effectively lobbyists - policy entrepreneurs is the phrase, who appear in the media advocating for policies that benefit their clients.

[dodobirdlord]

Feels like an aggressive response to what I said. Feel free to look it up, the statement is noncontroversial. There are regularly conducted surveys of the field that include questions on this topic.