The wives run the money:
1 - It allows deniability
2 - Nobody notices
3 - Running the money gives the wives the feeling of power/control
4 - Wives of politicians are gold digging frigid whores who love the high life and have married these losers only for the money.
5 - Wives and politician husbands both go to jail if they divorce and have to testify against each other - MAD (mutually assured destruction) … see Clintons for prime example.