At first I didn't really understand but then I realized this is America. Funding and maintaining infrastructure is not exactly a priority...
As opposed to where? Asia?
The US typically spends between as much or slightly more of its GDP on funding infrastructure vs what either the EU or Eurozone do. European spending on infrastructure has been mediocre for decades.
2017 "Europe’s spending on infrastructure at ‘chronic’ low level ... Spending at 20-year low threatens region’s prosperity, EIB report warns"
https://www.ft.com/content/51524ab4-cf77-11e7-9dbb-291a884dd...
2017 "Germany’s low investment rate leaves its infrastructure creaking ... The country with Europe’s strongest economy faces potholed roads and crumbling schools"
https://www.economist.com/europe/2017/06/17/germanys-low-inv...
https://www.cpr-am.fr/institutionals/Local-content/Actualite...
2014 "EU Infrastructure Cutbacks Worry Economists"
https://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-infrastructure-cutbacks-worr...
I have no point to make, other than direct comparison misses a lot of nuance.
Go to any small/wealthy town and you’ll see them invest tons into their infrastructure.
In the context of this sub-thread, we are talking about America.
They are looking to change that by 2025 though.
https://www.ladwpnews.com/ladwp-accelerates-coal-power-reduc...