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The problem isn't government, the problem is US government. I've seen plenty of examples in other countries of government working well. Roads free of potholes.

The problem isn't government, the problem is US government. I've seen plenty of examples in other countries of government working well. Roads free of potholes. Trains that penetrate every part of the country, are well maintained, and run on time. Public school education that provides literacy rates in the 90%+ range. Single payer national health care systems that are cost effective and beloved by the people under those systems' care. Our US government failures are an extension of our public's lack of commitment to the funding and policy needed for good government service. The problem is us.

elgabogringo 10y ago
Care to give actual examples? Sounds like you are living in a different world than I am... And the "trains run on time" argument... Hmm... where have we heard that before?
- rabboRubble 10y ago
  I lived overseas for a great while, so some of this is first hand observation. I hold the equivalent of a US green card in a foreign country and worked extensively through Asia followed then by Europe. Roads without potholes : Germany, Japan https://seattletransitblog.com/2009/04/17/japans-highways/ https://seattletransitblog.com/2009/04/17/japans-highways/ http://bridgemi.com/2014/04/why-are-germanys-roads-better-or-are-they/ http://bridgemi.com/2014/04/why-are-germanys-roads-better-or... (after a more detailed read, this article doesn't support my point, but it's still interesting. And the roads in Germany were nice when I drove on them.) Trains running on time : Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea (I heard horror stories about the UK system, but it worked well enough for me when I've gone there) http://kotaku.com/ever-wonder-why-japanese-trains-arent-late-heres-why-1547844128 http://kotaku.com/ever-wonder-why-japanese-trains-arent-late... Countries by literacy rate : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_literacy_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_literacy_... (You have to go down to Syria to for the equivalent US literacy rate. We don't report our figures, but a quick Google search puts it about 86%) Beloved national Health systems: Canada, France, even the UK's NHS http://www.gallup.com/poll/8056/healthcare-system-ratings-us-great-britain-canada.aspx http://www.gallup.com/poll/8056/healthcare-system-ratings-us... http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/04/14/health-care-around-the-world-france/ http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/04/14/health-care-aroun... Hope this helps~

elgabogringo 10y ago

Care to give actual examples? Sounds like you are living in a different world than I am... And the "trains run on time" argument... Hmm... where have we heard that before?

rabboRubble 10y ago
I lived overseas for a great while, so some of this is first hand observation. I hold the equivalent of a US green card in a foreign country and worked extensively through Asia followed then by Europe. Roads without potholes : Germany, Japan https://seattletransitblog.com/2009/04/17/japans-highways/ https://seattletransitblog.com/2009/04/17/japans-highways/ http://bridgemi.com/2014/04/why-are-germanys-roads-better-or-are-they/ http://bridgemi.com/2014/04/why-are-germanys-roads-better-or... (after a more detailed read, this article doesn't support my point, but it's still interesting. And the roads in Germany were nice when I drove on them.) Trains running on time : Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea (I heard horror stories about the UK system, but it worked well enough for me when I've gone there) http://kotaku.com/ever-wonder-why-japanese-trains-arent-late-heres-why-1547844128 http://kotaku.com/ever-wonder-why-japanese-trains-arent-late... Countries by literacy rate : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_literacy_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_literacy_... (You have to go down to Syria to for the equivalent US literacy rate. We don't report our figures, but a quick Google search puts it about 86%) Beloved national Health systems: Canada, France, even the UK's NHS http://www.gallup.com/poll/8056/healthcare-system-ratings-us-great-britain-canada.aspx http://www.gallup.com/poll/8056/healthcare-system-ratings-us... http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/04/14/health-care-around-the-world-france/ http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/04/14/health-care-aroun... Hope this helps~