I think some politicians don’t have a concept of how much money they spend.
I agree that many politicians have no concept of numbers, especially money. I would like to ask all those who voted for gifting 40 BILLION dollars ….. how many million is 40 billion? I bet few could answer correctly.
I have heard both politicians and “journalists“ laugh about how bad they were at math when they were in school. It’s almost like a badge of honor to them. Maybe the attitude that the cool kids didn’t care about math will change with today’s emphasis on STEM subjects in school.