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> Did we convert to a clean grid? Connect every city by rail? Fix every road and bridge? Fix healthcare and education? Reduce crime to a minimum? Reduce homelessness to a minimum? Did anything improve materially?

Maybe the misconception is that these crises are exclusively caused by low budgets.

For example, rail transport might be worse in many ways than cars. Or maybe some roads are impractical to maintain, and must be demolished. Or maybe homelessness is a symptom of inequality, and whatever its underlying cause is, large direct payments will not address it.