Originally Posted by
Highcyclist
Absolutely agree with this! So much of the problem seems to be the underlying infrastructure in this country. Much of it doesn't seem to make sense, yet everyone's trapped in it, so it creates a lot of tension. It's like they decided how it was going to be in the 50s, and haven't bothered to make it progressively better since then...especially for bikes!
I have a theory on what is at the root of this...
...the popular and self-fulfilling concept of "Government is Bad", which serves corrupt politicians very well, lowering expectations through the floor. Nobody believes in improving things through regulation, control, or public works. How many actually contemplate a government job because they want to improve the world? I think many fewer than 40 years ago.
All people want is lower taxes, and will
deliberately vote for a less effective government, imagining, in a great act of faith, that the invisible hand will magically improve things.
I could rant all day...
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