It would be great if the US were to spend more to get better communication, transportation, and education infrastructure across the country... but doing so woul

It would be great if the US were to spend more to get better communication, transportation, and education infrastructure across the country... but doing so would require that politicians be willing to prioritize those expenditures over many others, and that they be willing to raise taxes significantly on large corporations and the wealthiest segments of the population. Those things seem unlikely to happen anytime soon.