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[-] airportline@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

It’ll only get worse until we start building for the next millennium.

I guess we're fucked then

[-] OofShoot@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I agree. It's not hard to build infrastructure that lasts forever, it's just no one wants to pay for it.

[-] Eldritch@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I would gladly pay for it. Unfortunately most of us that would gladly pay for it can't afford to pay for it. And the people that could afford to pay for it don't get rich by spending their own money. They want everyone else to spend their money on it so they can use it for free.

[-] polskilumalo@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago

What is the reason why no one wants pay for it?

[-] Appleseuss@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

To build that infrastructure, an increase in taxes will be needed. The middle and lower tax brackets can't afford any additional taxes at this time, so that leaves corporations and the upper tax brackets that will need to foot the bill. They don't want that, so they pay to have campaigns of ignorance blasted at the masses to induce fear of any tax reform.

At the end of the day, nothing gets fixed and the wealthy keep their money.

[-] stankbucket@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Or things get fixed at 10x what the actual costs should be because the people who award the contract are paid with part of that excess and it helps them keep the seat that allows them to continue funneling money.

this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2023
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