SUVs are another example of extreme private waste. I have a lot of sympathy for the individual decisions of my neighbours to purchase range rovers so they don'

SUVs are another example of extreme private waste. I have a lot of sympathy for the individual decisions of my neighbours to purchase range rovers so they don't have to endure the discomfort of potholes. However, it'd be much more efficient if we could somehow crowdfund that same expenditure towards improving the road surface so that all vehicles feel stable. Unfortunately general taxation is quite unsuccessful at fixing these infrastructure issues because resources always get allocated to whatever stakeholders have the most political power. No matter how big a government budget gets all the money seems to get absorbed into defence, healthcare, education, pensions and general administration.