Imagine your neighbor steals all your assets.

Outraged, you go to the authorities to have your neighbor charged and you made whole.

Your neighbor is charged. The prosecution begins.

A new prosecutor takes over, and tells you he is dropping the case. He doesn’t want to spend any more resources, telling you it was your fault for not negotiating with your neighbor on the front end to only let your neighbor steal 15% of your assets.

Think like a principled American, Eli.