"Decision-making power in the US is too spread out to make that feasible!" If you wanted to run a fiber-optic line between SFO and SJC, you'd probably have to

"Decision-making power in the US is too spread out to make that feasible!" If you wanted to run a fiber-optic line between SFO and SJC, you'd probably have to ask at least three or four different county governments, never mind the state, federal, or municipal governments. Take a look, for example, at the mess that is keeping Caltrain funded every year.