That's how you end up with the typical case of a medical doctor who calls on government price controls of gasoline because gasoline "costs too much," and a gas station owner who calls for nationalized health care because his medical insurance "costs too much."
I absolutely agree with you. The "what about me?" refrain sounds odd coming from a group who's supposed to think people should not depend on government for so much.
Or the citizen who calls for a reduction in taxes and an ease in the production of gasoline additives because gas "costs too much".