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It's evil to be in the hands of the dirty stupid general public since they are inferior, but it's godly for money to be in the hands of Authority because by definition Authority is perfect and good.
I'm kind of kidding but as I was writing that I realized that's actually true, especially historically. Religion was the sole tool for control of the underclass. It's still there, but its influence is waning, and authoritarians are leaning more on technology for control these days.