"...democratic societies are systematically prone to spend far too little on normal civic infrastructure. Bridges, canals, new schools, new parks — we repeatedly under-imagine their benefits in the long run, and over-emphasize their hassles and costs. Most of the big public efforts we now view as no-brainer steps to national greatness, from the Louisiana or Alaska purchases to the Golden Gate Bridge to the GI Bill, were controversial and seen as barely worth it in their time."
More from James Fallows on infrastructure.
Perhaps a case in point...
Good commitment to universality @Number10gov but don't you think 10mb is so unambitious? By 2020? How about 1gb? https://t.co/5mOwaF6AIX
— martha lane fox (@Marthalanefox) November 7, 2015
@Marthalanefox @Number10gov Japan & Singapore are already delivering 1 gbps to households, many receiving 2 gbps. UK Vision falls short
— Sam Kamyar (@samkamyar) November 7, 2015
+ South Korea https://t.co/f6Pyx2ESj6
— martha lane fox (@Marthalanefox) November 7, 2015