> we're not funding our infrastructure right now enough to maintain what we've already got We don't maintain our infrastructure because businesses aren't compl

> we're not funding our infrastructure right now enough to maintain what we've already got We don't maintain our infrastructure because businesses aren't complaining loud enough. If it starts to infringe on some company's ability to make a profit, they'll start up and fund an astroturf campaign to improve the roads. It's kind of laughable how cheap lobbying actually is relative to the amount of money corporate America can throw around -- I'd bet you could make great strides in a localized area with even $100,000 to spend (a lot to an individual, but any decently large company spends more on alcohol for a holiday party than that). If we're going to have corporate money in our political system, let's at least try to make it work for us.