A decade of government spending on critical infrastructure at low interest rates was missed.
Edit: Want to add also, the rich got richer as monetary policy flowed into capital markets, while inflation increased hurting the poor the most in the last couple years.
Seriously, it's no longer even funny to us Europeans how bad your infrastructure is. I always thought it's because the population density is much lower in the US, but I don't believe any more that it is the primary reason.
No, it is due to population density. If your country has 2× or 4× the amount of road area per capita but not correspondingly more taxes per capita, the infrastructure is going to suffer. Strong Towns ( https://www.strongtowns.org/ ) has many articles on this topic.
I imagine they do consider eventualities, but some things are extremely unlikely. Could someone set off a nuclear bomb under the bridge? Sure. Is it likely? No. Could a tanker truck full of gasoline catch on fire and sit directly under this bridge? Yes. Is it likely? No.
It’s generally a good idea to look into events a tad more than just reading a headline before running around posting about them.
This is especially true when the headline seems to confirm one’s beliefs about something. In fact, most of the USA’s problems if not the worlds are in a big part due to people having that level of engagement.
Edit: Want to add also, the rich got richer as monetary policy flowed into capital markets, while inflation increased hurting the poor the most in the last couple years.