>I am genuinely curious why in a rich country like the USA, wires aren't dug down. Because if we catered to every "we're a rich country, why don't we" request

>I am genuinely curious why in a rich country like the USA, wires aren't dug down. Because if we catered to every "we're a rich country, why don't we" request across every subject we'd have a government financial situation akin to that of the USSR circa 1988. Not to mention the fact that burying power lines across rural areas would be exorbitantly expensive. It's one thing to bury power lines in New Jersey. It's another to bury all the power lines in Wisconsin. For what it's worth, the power lines are generally buried in the more dense and rich (must be both, not just one) cites.