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Yeah, I agree. It's not hard to build infrastructure that lasts forever, it's just no one wants to pay for it.
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.
What is the reason why no one wants pay for it?
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.
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.
Plus, why build anything properly when you can build it shit and (a) get paid the same anyway or (b) keep getting paid indefinitely to come back and finish the job?