I'm getting more and more concerned that the US can't roll out any new infrastructure despite throwing billions of dollars at a problem. It's just embarrassing.

I'm getting more and more concerned that the US can't roll out any new infrastructure despite throwing billions of dollars at a problem. It's just embarrassing. California's handling of the high speed rail (especially the well documented corruption) was embarrassing. NYC's inability to stop shitwater from flooding their streets is embarrassing. Even more, nobody even attempts to correct the issue. The largest fire in california (2018 Camp Fire) killed about 100 people and was purely a result of mismanagement. Large parts of Texas are just crumbling and in "poor condition" according to white house assessments. The worst part, for me? Nobody cares, nobody looks into it, and no one is held accountable. It's just a slow, gradual decline while we imagine things that would be nice, skim money off the economy to fund them, and then throw our hands up in the air and act surprised when the money catches on fire.