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Originally Posted by sugarpop
We need money going into infrastructure and green technologies.
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We could have spent $millions addressing the problem rather than spending $billions fighting a war that had no purpose.
Some would play politics, hate, racism, and enemies lurking everywhere rather than address a fundamental problem. In America, we still install electric distribution overhead rather than bury them. You can bet the developments with underground electric had electricity restored faster or never lost.
Ice means overhead electric lines are broken everywhere and simultaneously, too many breaks even for crews brought in from 1000 miles away, and difficulty even finding and getting to failures. Problems that don't happen when the most critical distribution wires are buried rather than spend $1trillion 'rescuing' people who did not want to be rescued.
As for that infrastructure spending bill? Too little on capital improvements such as putting electric lines where they remain functional when most needed.
UT posted pictures once of his home getting fiber optic service. How was it installed? Underground. It’s not that hard.
Only some states require new developments be underground. Some foolishly worry about costs as any good MBA would do. And ignore the real costs when everything must be replaced simultaneously and when electric service is most needed.
None of this involves Obama or politics or racism as was posted. It’s about solving problems verses playing games of cost controls. Cost controls increase costs - just another example.