Depends on what “grand scheme” you’re speaking to. Liberal and conservative think tanks have both concluded that the Interstate and road projects have never pa

Depends on what “grand scheme” you’re speaking to. Liberal and conservative think tanks have both concluded that the Interstate and road projects have never paid themselves off. The oil and gas companies have been hiding studies that there has been significant environmental impact due to burning those fossil fuels in all those vehicles for decades. And you seem to be waving away lobbying and concluding “America is just bad at it.” That’s a naive take on the history.