Partly Facetious: what happened to the potential proceeds?

"I am sick and tired of two words."
"Democracy and..."
"No, not even close."
"How about uniform..."
"Nope."
"I give up."
"Potential and have almost reached the take-off stage."
"But you can't blame the Chosen One for using these. I mean he isn't the first one who has used them."
"It probably started with Ayub, then went onto..."
"It must have missed Yahya - there was nothing that either took off during his tenure or indeed when the potential of the nation was even recognised."
"Potential in terms of winning a war or development was not realised perhaps but I believe the entertainment potential was fully realised during his tenure."
"Don't be facetious."
"Anyway, the PM has talked about the potential of South Asia..."
"Don't think you can compare the countries of the region any more. India is too far ahead and the reason is that in spite of corruption India through establishing democratic institutions has become an economic force to reckon with as far as the rest of the world is concerned. We are still only a front line state that can be bribed into doing the bidding of rich nations."
"The begging bowl..."
"We get paid each time we catch a Taliban or al Qaeda operative..."
"Where does the money go?"
"No clue. I mean I wouldn't know where to look for in terms of government revenue."
"Ah well. It must be there somewhere."
"I would hope so."