Politics is precisely the opposite of economics. Forcible redistribution based on some arbitrary and non-economic basis of rights that attempts to replace economy with command control. Democracy, for instance, is essentially a marketing scheme to legitimise political activity. Over time, in history, there has been a gradual trend towards the reduction of political power, because the more productive people are, the more a small cabal can gain with less disruptive effects. But as every political system matures, it tends towards seeking totalitarian control. Then people burn it down, and turn around and get sucked into another scam.