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> Neoliberal economic policy that shrinks/starves the public sector and > refuses to allocate $$$$ to repair infrastructure so as to prepare it for > being "rescued" by privatization, is responsible for this tragedy. Sadly, > we can expect more, especially in the US with its dangerous and criminally > in-need- of-repair bridges, tunnels, rail network and highways. > > > clips from the article - > > Years before part of the structure dissolved in a lethal cascade of > concrete and steel, it required constant repair work, and experts in > Parliament, industry and academia raised alarms that it was deteriorating > and possibly dangerous. > > > > Italy has suffered a series of bridge collapses in recent years — though > none nearly as serious as Genoa’s — and many other spans are showing > serious wear. > > > > Some Italian news organizations reported > <https://www.ilfoglio.it/politica/2018/08/14/news/il-crollo-del-ponte-morandi-una-favoletta-la-frase-che-imbarazza-il-m5s-209970/> > that > Five Star officials had previously mocked concerns about the condition of > the bridge <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg4Y2k6vYRA>, which opened in > 1967. > > > > …the company that operated the A10 highway, including the bridge, saying > it charged heavy tolls on the many highways it manages, but did not invest > enough in maintenance. > > > > *“When we pay a toll, we imagine that part of that money will be > reinvested in the maintenance of bridges and roads. If instead of investing > they divide up profits, that’s when bridges collapse.”* > > > > https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/world/europe/italy- > genoa-bridge-collapse.html > > _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
