Because, for the most part, the US doesn’t “govern” anymore. For at least one party, it’s all about winning and dunking on their enemies. On the other hand, their enemy’s entire platform is, “we’re not crazy like them, but we’re also happy to be conservative enough to keep trying to court votes we’ll never get.”
The plot on this particular issue was lost when so many elected representatives, from both parties, went on TV and said “infrastructure isn’t sexy” with straight faces. It’s their fucking job. It’s not supposed to be sexy.
Another "yay! we're slightly better than america" moment for canada.
Now compare canadian road safety to the best in europe... Canada is carbrained AF
Automobile crash deaths are far more common in the US than in Canada — and the divide is widening.
That is the striking conclusion of a new study produced through a collaboration between the US Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Canadian Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF). Its findings raise new questions about why Canada’s progress saving lives is not being felt south of border.
Because, for the most part, the US doesn’t “govern” anymore. For at least one party, it’s all about winning and dunking on their enemies. On the other hand, their enemy’s entire platform is, “we’re not crazy like them, but we’re also happy to be conservative enough to keep trying to court votes we’ll never get.”
The plot on this particular issue was lost when so many elected representatives, from both parties, went on TV and said “infrastructure isn’t sexy” with straight faces. It’s their fucking job. It’s not supposed to be sexy.