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So fix MTA. Their system expansion budget is currently $15B/year, so at the costs of a low-wage, low-regulation, totally ununionized country like (checks notes)
by MrMorden 3y ago
So fix MTA. Their system expansion budget is currently $15B/year, so at the costs of a low-wage, low-regulation, totally ununionized country like (checks notes) Norway, they could be building 60 km of new lines per year.
- mancerayder 3y agoJust like that we'll fix the MTA with the wave of a hand. The MTA that spent billions and a decade for a couple of stations. In a mono party City/State where unions are tied to the party machine. Good luck.
- TheCoelacanth 3y agoIt's not like infrastructure is free outside of Manhattan. Federal, state and local spending in the US on roads adds up to around a quarter of a trillion dollars per year.