this post was submitted on 19 Nov 2023
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Except the US hasn't been spending on infrastructure for a long time. Obama wanted a similar sum and that was almost a decade ago. We're not improving, we're barely maintaining.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's because infrastructure improvements have to be completed using taxes from the rich and corporations.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Also, big construction projects mean Union jobs. It's tough to get someone who has been earing a great wage as a laborer to accept less money from a job that requires a college degree.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Washington State ferries are dropping like flies, and the condition of many of our bridges is shocking. We aren't even maintaining.