They are singularly skilled at directing subsidies reliably into their own pockets. Nukes and military procurement have worked well for that in past decades.

This is ridiculously biased and not a constructive way to deal with political disagreements.

All political factions engage in rampant cronyism. To think it's confined to one faction is unbelievably naive.

Where do you think left wing parties receive the bulk of their campaign contributions from? It's members of public sector unions, who receive trillions of dollars in tax dollars every year in Europe.

Problem is not public support, it's public support of the things they don't like.