Comment by diogenescynic
3 hours ago
You're making my argument for me. Infrastructure costs in California are outrageously more expensive than any other developed country--for no reason other than grift.
3 hours ago
You're making my argument for me. Infrastructure costs in California are outrageously more expensive than any other developed country--for no reason other than grift.
https://transitcosts.com/transit-costs-study-final-report/
Wow look New York is expensive too! It’s almost like it’s the entire country and there are other reasons besides grift.
Ah yes, let's ignore that California has spent ~$15B on high speed rail and has literally nothing to show for it... I guess that just makes sense to some people...
To me, I can't accept it when I see other countries rapidly doing these infrastructure projects at a fraction of the cost and multiple times faster. Compare our costs to Switzerland or any other high income developed first world country--we're off the charts. It makes no sense other than lobbyists and environment lawyers and other ticky-tack bullshit that helps no one.
I also see it as a longterm competitive disadvantage and liability for the country. We can't complete big projects any more without squandering most of the tax payer money. It also lowers our quality of life when we're spending this much time in traffic and wasting our tax money for such little to show for it.