The Soviet Union got to the surface of Mars first. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_2 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_2 A few days ago, I attended a

The Soviet Union got to the surface of Mars first. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_2 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_2 A few days ago, I attended a candidate forum (for upcoming elections to statewide office) that was hosted by a Chamber of Commerce affiliated business group that bragged about how they successfully stopped various public transportation projects. The reality is many Americans have been informed that public transportation is incompatible with a growth oriented economy so they naturally vote against it (or fund groups that file lawsuits and other tactics to slow down the development of public transport infrastructure).