In China the death penalty is given to mostly government officials who have stolen and embezzled state funds. This is the best way to deal with corruption in my opinion and it's good so far. I think murderers as well as those who shed blood and those who through some means makes one to lose their lives deserve the same fate. An eye for an eye.
If someone who murdered a single individual can be given the death sentence, then it is perfectly justified to give the same punishment to someone who stole $10 million in government funds. Because a lot of people are going to die as a result of this robbery. Less public funds mean less equipped hospitals, and poorly trained disaster management facilities.