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Re:The US has forgotten how to do infrastructure by Pharylon on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @04:13PM (#14455539)
That's the American Way, though. America abhors regulations, and instead we allow the courts to sort it out.

Europe is less litigious, mainly because they have massive government oversight and regulations.

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Re:The US has forgotten how to do infrastructure by kalleboo on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @11:48PM (#14457868)
I don't think I've seen any evidence that the US has any less regulations than Europe. On the contrary I get the impression that the US has far more detailed regulation than, e.g. Sweden. Americans seem to love being a NIMBY, and corporations have a lot of power to get regulation in place to lock out competition.
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