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by mjn 2767 days ago
It seems a bit more complicated than that to me. In many cases Americans in at least some regions do want it, and even vote to fund it, but nonetheless the political & civil service machinery seems unable to actually deliver it. Especially, unable to deliver it for anything approximating a reasonable cost. See, for example, the way over budget and delayed NYC 2nd Ave Subway, or the California HSR. Some countries are able to build a single 400-mile HSR line in less than 30 years.