Here's why U.S. infrastructure is lagging behind other countries | Just the FAQs

The USA is a giant chunk of the continent as large as all of Europe. It makes sense given the terrain and considerably smaller time span in which it was ever terraformed that infrastructure would be less robust in some ways.

Republicans need to understand that Trump’s policies and rhetoric have set us back a decade or more against other countries. This is why there is an urgency now for a hefty investment in infrastructure. Either we spend the cash or we are left behind -- for good. Technology is a great equalizer and has made it easier for more progressive countries to compete with us. And they will eat our lunch if the shortsighted Republican Senators keep getting in the way. For God’s sake, put aside politics. Our national security is at stake.

While the USA does lag behind other countries in infrastructure, I believe if we put our minds on improving our country, we can surpass any nation in the world. We Americans need to now open our eyes and understand that the stronger weapon in the modern era is education and infrastructural strength.

Can we also talk about how ridiculous it is that these huge single family developments are being built, but the taxes generated don't even cover the cost of maintaining all of the extra suburban roads?

Most were "designed" in the '60s by the government? Why not let communities make their own decisions? We don't need the district of George Washington lording over us.

Because Republicans are assholes and won't spend any money on it.

because or corruption....the US needs to spend double the cost...we need to stop the lobby

Other countries don’t give out money . We gives so much money to other countries that’s the problem .

This add is wrong and very incorrect .
Misleading

We need money invested in us not corporate offshore tax havens.

In the 1980’s, Reagan willingly decides to switch to neo liberal policies when govt participation or intervention should be used as minimal as possible and financial service were greatly emphasized.Thus from that day onwards. US manufacturing industry were relegated to outsourcing, to the point that manufacturing now only take up about 10% of US’s GDP. Financial services now occupied more than 80%of its GDP spending. So after 4 decades of inactivity from the manufacturing industry, US has lost the edge completely. Even if it start now, where would get the manufacturing expertise, managers, know- how to build infrastructure. Americans were taught from young to go to the financial and banking sector or be lawyers , sit behind the desk, looking at the rise and fall of stock prices , to get instant rewards and profits.

We're also lagging behind in respectable leadership.

It's ok , we have the great arm force. But arm force is like a car, it depreciate and only acquired expenses. It is useless toward improving a country!

I wonder why Americans hates to travel through railways.

Here in Canada we are always paving new highways and streets.

Your country has spent so much on infrastructure. If America stays out of war
And makes it easier for some of those veterans to get good paying paying jobs fixing infrastructure they would be fine.

Wouldn't Hospitals and Healthcare be part of Infrastructure consider we are "Human Capital"

Since the owners of Standard Oil dictated a lot of priorities
we have seen the amount of money dedicated to consuming
fossil fuels increase, as our transportation system deteriorated.
Exxon Stock may do well, but we all seem to be unable to invest
in modern art, as the Rockefeller's did.....
We do need to understand who owns the politicians.....

Because the US always spends money in regional wars globally.

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Why China is not number 1 ob quality of infrastructure

The USA lags behind most developed countries in virtually everything other than corporate greed.

Stop warmongering.

Americans: Hey we need new highways and interstates

USA:Increased spending on our Navy?

Americans: No we need more funding for schools especially in poorer communities:

USA:Oh I get it more spending on police because the billions we already invest aren’t enough

Here’s the fact, the hard facts: one third of bridges in America need repairing, just bridges alone and forget roads etc, the current proposal is not enough $ to repair the infrastructure. USA is a big and expansive country. So either increase the budget or don’t do anything at all and let everything collapse.

China is miles ahead of US in infrastructure

When the USA is close to Belgium the country that had a gigantic flood you know it is bad

I want railways, rails and railroads.

I want CALIFORNIA High-Speed Rails and more.

CORUPTION!!!!

american infrastructure is a joke. i'm from nyc living in china since 2012.the subway still isn't running at 100% in nyc and it never will. i moved to rizhao, shandong in 2013. since i got here they built a massive high speed rail terminal, an airport, aquarium, several libraries, and hospitals, at least at least over 30 new schools not counting kindergartens. 90% of this place was village when i got here and now its mostly high rises. when high rises are built on villages they get 2 free apartments and theyre way more modern than anywhere i ever lived in nyc. i grew up in a railroad apt built in the 1930's. this is why i choose to keep my son here in china. this government is willing to invest in it's people. ours isn't.

In a nutshell, all the infrastructure is shit in the USA and all the countries have overtaken it. Taxes money is burnt on crap we don't need, and politics is broken. Great.

just stop with the music!

What the hell is the matter with you people. To suggest cutting into billionaires mega yacht money is so hideous to even contemplate that you must be a stalinist commie.

Sending weapons to Ukraine is more profitable than fixing crumbling infrastructure, duh

Luckily in my town in NJ, 2 yrs ago they spent $11 mill overhauling the high school, the town over is spending $30 mill rebuilding their even worse high school that we share a football team with, and they just repaved the entire crumbling main street from one side of town all the way to the other side! Plus all of NJ rt 208 is being repaved!

Yet another reason why the USA is immensely overrated.

WHY doesn't this video get into the WHY of the lack of federal government funding into infrastructure as mentioned in the title. as of now it's just meaningless click bait

WE HAVE MONEY FOR WARS. TRILLIONS SPENT IN AFGANINSTAND IRAQ. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE RATHER SPEND THEIR MONEY ON WAS, MILITARY AND GLOBAL KILLINGS.

Rich in numbers only with awful business models where companies are dependent on tax money.
When will they learn to use the ticket price to be an independent business?

It's the baby boomers policies

I'll tell you the REAL reasons why,
▪︎ Once upon a time, (tangible) infrastructure investments were very lucrative, both for government and private sector; it provided a great return on investment. But this changed in the 80s and 90s with the proliferation of intangible financial instruments such as derivatives, stocks and bonds, or fiat assets which have greater ROI now than infrastructure investments.
▪︎ USA economic structure is more capitalist than socialist; meaning: income generation is prioritized higher than social wellbeing.
▪︎ Political structure is degraded - opposition parties focus more on defeating each other than serving the public. For example, if Republicans invested $30 billion in an infrastructure project that will take 10 years to complete, it will create short-term dissatisfaction (lost votes) from the sector where the money was originally going (i.e. education). Then, if they lose the future elections, Democrats will be there to celebrate when the project is complete (winning more votes). General public votes largely based on immediate situation. So, opposition parties avoid long term projects altogether.

Endmerica is a third world country.

China doesn't count with all the tofu dreg construction falling apart there.

bc we have a secretary of transportation who has no clue what he is doing

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US infrastructure is decades behind because we've spent those decades destroying other nations instead of investing in our home.

america becoming a 3 world country infront of our eyes