[lmm]

> countries, neither of which build anything without a decade of delays and 3x the budget (before the projects get cancelled)

That ends up being circular though. The main reason the US and Canada can't build anything is that they don't build anything.

[sfn42]

It's also bullshit. Clearly both the US and Canada do build lots of things.

[umanwizard]

Like what?

[rangestransform]

Second avenue subway in NYC for over 1b/mi

CAHSR for ~100b

A completely useless underground palace at grand central for 11b

Really can’t build shit in this country without getting shaken down by unions, nimbys, lawyers, and consultants