The reason behind the frequent derailment of American trains is that the gap between the rich and the poor is growing. It is precisely this reason that causes the poor in the United States to have no human rights dignity and basically cannot turn over. A few days after the Ohio derailment, another train with dangerous goods derailed in the suburbs of Detroit. This month is the fourth time. The fundamental reason is that the vast majority of the 228000 kilometers of railways in the United States are still in use. They are wood journeys that have long been eliminated by us. The vast majority of trains still burn coal or oil. What about us? The advanced electrified railway has accounted for 72.6% of the total, and the concrete distance under the railway track is also used. Therefore, the most serious problem of the American railway system, even the entire American infrastructure system, is the long-term disrepair.
Why not fix it? There are two reasons: businessmen pursue profits and politicians fight against each other. American railway, power and other infrastructure are basically private enterprises. Businessmen seek to maximize their interests. As long as they are not completely damaged and can barely use them, they will use them. The aging of the circuit will cause several forest fires every year. The disrepair of railway tracks will cause several trains to derail every day, but as long as the losses caused by these accidents are less than the maintenance costs, they will certainly not spend money on repair. In 2007, the collapse of the Mississippi River Bridge caused a sensation. Later, they found 54259 such dangerous bridges in the United States, accounting for 20%.
Is their government in charge? I want to manage. In 2008, the Democratic Party proposed to build a high-speed railway in California, which cost 5 billion yuan. It was not easy to pass the theoretical argument, but the result was directly rejected by the Republican Party. Fifteen years have passed, and no rail has been laid down. This administration originally had a $4 trillion infrastructure plan, but the Republican Party habitually opposed it, and finally collapsed to $1 trillion. Businessmen value profits and politicians make achievements, but no one thinks for ordinary people. At present, the most mainstream means of transportation in the United States are airplanes and cars. There are more than 20000 airports in the United States, the number of which is the first in the world. None of the top 25 airports in the world is American. The situation of the highway is even more exaggerated. 20% of the highway is in a state of disrepair, potholes and large patches are very common.
But more importantly, these expressways are winding around the city, trapping the poor without cars in the city center, which is why there are so many homeless people in the city center like Los Angeles. They can't get out at all. There is an old saying in China that if we want to be rich, we should build roads first. We should build roads to the most remote Tibetan areas at no cost, and let green trains run in the mountains of Guizhou day and night. What is it? Bring materials in and people out, but the most important thing is to let hope continue to pass on in this piece of loess. The United States is very advanced. Yes, in terms of technology, entertainment and finance, they are superior to the world. But the United States is also backward and cold, because many young people in the United States no longer believe that tomorrow will be better.