Money, Bridges, and the Timberwolves

The levees in New Orleans and the bridge in Minneapolis are going to be the tips of the iceberg unless this country gets it's act together and stops spending most of it's tax money in other countries. It's going to take much more money than is being spent now in the boring but necessary tasks of infrastructure renewal and maintenance. (It's boring to me but not so boring to good civil engineers.)

Japan has the best infrastructure in the world because they have the most civil engineers per capita and because they spend the most money per capita on infrastructure. Their bullet trains kick you know what. We need to follow in their footsteps asap. We need to subsidize engineering training, by reducing tuition, by giving out more scholarships, and by guaranteeing employment after graduation. Let's not stoop to having crews from India come over and build our bridges; if we can't or won't build dependable bridges, we are dead and buried as a society.

Nuggets 1 is outraged and very, very sorry about the horrible bridge failure. Shame on all of society for it.

We have only the best wishes for the Timberwolves, their fans, all residents of the very prosperous Twin Cities area, and all residents of the True North. Garnett and your bridge are gone, so now you have to build new bridges toward your future. Look back on the massive historical accomplishments of your great party, the DFL, and go forward to build new and better bridges, as those who came before you did, as they produced one of the very best states to live in. Peace.