Potholes in U.S. Roads Not a Top Priority

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There are pregnant women who smoke cigarettes who wouldn’t think of going outdoors without sunscreen. There are guys who ride motorcycles with no helmets who drink a pint of fresh-made vegetable juice every morning.

There are also those who think that America’s deteriorating infrastructure, its aging roads, tunnels, and airports represent a significant threat to their survival.

Obviously, the U.S. cannot be praised for its failure to keep pace with the rest of the developed world in this capacity, but how many people annually lose their lives to collapsing bridges?

From this:

America’s infrastructure has scored near-failing grades for its deteriorating roads, public transit, and storm water systems due to years of inaction from the federal government, the American Society of Civil Engineers reports. Its overall grade: a mediocre C-, a slight improvement from its D+ grade in 2017, reports the AP. In its “Infrastructure Report Card” released Wednesday, the group called for “big and bold” relief, estimating it would cost $5.9 trillion over the next decade to bring roads, bridges, and airports to a safe and sustainable level. That’s about $2.6 trillion more than what government and the private sector already spend. 

Really? Who cares?

The occasional pothole actually makes me smile, as it reminds me of how insignificant it is.