>> We are a little off on your last point about government spending people's money more intelligently than they will, because some will choose not to spend it on anything other than themselves.
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>Could you please provide an example of spending money only on oneself? The very act of spending implies that some service or good was acquired in the transaction. As such the provider of that good or service benefited.

Heating the solely occupied mansion with a nice bonfire of bills with high denomination -
just could not resist ;-)