Let's not bring religion into it, but I am sure you are aware of leaders who were voted in that were/are unsuccessful or made horrific decisions or choices. Israel right now have leaders that wish to wipe out another group of people entirely, it doesn't make them right because they won the popular vote.

In this scenario, very basic human decency and a simple understanding of cause and effect.

Will this have the consequences you hope for? Probably not. This isn't going to save anyone any money, and I don't think you have to be Albert Einstein to deduce that. Sometimes you're just... wrong, and that's that.