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		tsax on March 29, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Profits are too high. America needs a giant dose o... Do you know how much is spent on US infrastructure per year? Do you think it's the lack of funds responsible for sub-par US infrastructure?

mc32 on March 29, 2016 [–]

No, but it looks like since after WWii we've been mostly reactive rather than forward looking and proactive.

There are tens of thousands of bridges in need of repair or replacement, for starters.

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