Roads, originally an Eisenhower idea [1] as car culture was 'railroaded' in so to speak to win over trains, generate tons of indirect revenue. People and busin

Roads, originally an Eisenhower idea [1] as car culture was 'railroaded' in so to speak to win over trains, generate tons of indirect revenue. People and businesses on either side and up and down every road generate revenue because of it. Same with the internet, trains etc. You don't have to generate revenue directly from the thing for it to be a great idea. Bean counting away from indirect benefits seems to be overly-existent in our short-term planning modern US culture (not focusing on true investments enough like infrastructure, i.e. broadband etc). Our interstate systems have been huge benefits even though trains would be nice as well, Amtrak is not competitive. The interstate system is probably the best thing Ike ever did, good infrastructure projects leave a great legacy and are overlooked. It fueled economic growth across the nation as well as served as helping with defense. [1] https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/interstate/finalmap.cfm https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/interstate/finalmap.cfm