@Eiregoat @Dagnar @WilhelmIII @mushroom_soup Infrastructure, when paid for by the *state* (ie those who pay tax) can be a fabulous grift for those working within the state and their family and friends. There are projects to put out to tender, consultancies, contracts, overspend etc etc - all ways for those with snouts in the trough to trough a bit more and enlarge the trough for the recipients they deem worthy. That way we get public resources that go over budget, that fail to live up to their purpose and that nobody wanted.