4 ms·
You say that, but constructing infrastructure costs several times more in the US than in, say, Denmark. Why is that?
by Filligree 7y ago
You say that, but constructing infrastructure costs several times more in the US than in, say, Denmark. Why is that?
- jrobn 7y agoPhony free market infrastructure bidding.
- rootusrootus 7y agoI would be interested to know where you got data on that topic.
- gwright 7y agoI don't think it is fair to toss all infrastructure in the same bucket but for infrastructure projects where there are US federal dollars involved, the Davis-Bacon act is one reason why costs are high. TL;DR Labor rates are above market rates due to the legislative requirements. See https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2016/08/31/union-wages-increase-construction-costs-by-20-abolish-davis-bacon/#13b14a13406e https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2016/08/31/union-wa... for one point of view on this issue. It isn't clear to me if these legislative mandates apply to power-line construction though.