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It helps when your government has as much control as the Chinese government.
by sjtrny 12y ago
It helps when your government has as much control as the Chinese government.
- melling 12y ago7000 miles vs 0. You think it's only about government control?
- snogglethorpe 12y agoIn a sense, it is, but in the opposite direction the parent article intended. A lot of the issue with building new rail lines in the U.S. is that despite advantages like eminent domain, things inevitably get bogged down in politics and turf-battles between agencies, which in conjunction with bizarrely dysfunctional (although probably originally well-intended) contracting rules, etc, lead to huge amounts of cost/schedule inflation. Private organizations suck in many ways too, but they have a lot more incentive to keep focused on the goal...
- oh_sigh 12y agoAnd as lax safety and building standards.
- oh_sigh 12y agoAnd as lax safety and building standards.
- deciplex 12y agoSo, are you suggesting that liberal democracies are outmatched by authoritarian governments and central planning, or are you pointing out that corruption and incompetence have become so pervasive in the US that even statism would be an improvement? If the former were true that would be really bad news, but I don't believe that's the case.