Just remind you that the Founders were ALSO public men, and as Madison warned us, no angels. They made their share of mistakes, including what they put into the Constitution. I suggest you read, if you have not, through Madison’s Notes on the Convention. While you are reading, imagine these guys working in a sweatbox, because the windows were nailed shut. A lot of compromises were made in taverns and boarding house in the evening, because the hall was too darned hot for long spells inside. Even Washington was known to take a break and he really was an iron man.
Now I have no idea what you think, except you think think that philosophical absolutes are tempered by the climate in which they’re reasoned. Or something. You believe Madison favored using public money to bail out private interests?