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America is sclerotic and timid and doomed to stay that way. The seeds were planted with the "liberty" meme hundreds of years ago. "Taxation is theft" has become
by titanomachy 8y ago
America is sclerotic and timid and doomed to stay that way. The seeds were planted with the "liberty" meme hundreds of years ago. "Taxation is theft" has become a mainstream refrain. There is no trust in government to execute even basic projects, a position advocated even by the government's leader.
You want infrastructure innovation, move to China.
- workinthehead 8y agoHold on, this China? https://gizmodo.com/china-accidentally-built-an-apartment-complex-in-the-mi-1442963266 https://gizmodo.com/china-accidentally-built-an-apartment-co... http://wonderfulengineering.com/how-bad-can-chinese-construction-get-well-this-bad/ http://wonderfulengineering.com/how-bad-can-chinese-construc... https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2015/10/chinas-50-lane-traffic-jam-is-every-commuters-worst-nightmare/409639/ https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2015/10/chinas-50-lan... Gee, I wonder where the "government can't execute" meme could have possibly come from?
- titanomachy 8y agoGeez did that building just not have a foundation...? Damn that's shitty engineering