(05-23-2023, 01:25 PM)ac3r Wrote:(05-22-2023, 06:24 PM)bravado Wrote: But you do need to be anywhere other than North America - and when the bill comes out as too much money, you have to just give up!
It sucks, but I think you need to keep in mind just how much 4'500'000'000 is...
Everything you've said is right, but it means that we have lost a significant amount of state capacity over the generations. If we can't build 19km of light rail in less time and less money than it took to launch Apollo 11*, then that's not a society I want to live in because it is on the decline.
*fun hyperbole, but also...
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