This is nothing more than physical degradation, because replacing the escalator or elevator costs a lot of money, while hiring the cheapest repairperson to serv

This is nothing more than physical degradation, because replacing the escalator or elevator costs a lot of money, while hiring the cheapest repairperson to service it with spit and bubblegum costs only a little. America CAN still build stuff just fine, but everywhere you look, the upper management has stopped agreeing to pay for it. It always seems like management is happier to pay $$ every year for ongoing support costs over $$$ one time and $ every year after for an investment of some sort into future production.