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> Why exactly the USA has such a huge infrastructure problem is debatable. I thought it's because we didn't build it nearly from scratch about 70 yers ago.
by rootusrootus 4y ago
> Why exactly the USA has such a huge infrastructure problem is debatable.
I thought it's because we didn't build it nearly from scratch about 70 yers ago.
- amanaplanacanal 4y agoMost of the infrastructure in the US was built after WWII, including the entire interstate Highway system and almost all of suburbia.
- ceeplusplus 4y agoA substantial amount of housing, especially on East and West Coast, was built prewar or only just postwar. That housing has the potential to have toxic chemicals like lead and asbestos, poor plumbing, lack of insulation, and poor ventilation. It almost certainly doesn't have AC/central heating in places that don't require it year-round to be livable.