I totally disagree...and I seem alone here?

In theory: Wow awesome, *unwraps gift* WTF? WHO TOUCHED IT, IS THIS A REFURB??? HOW DARE ANYONE!

I am pretty sure it works exactly the same in USA

The same process as the Philippines. Elections are coming up? Let's do something for the people and pocket 90% of the budget.

HAHA The same way goes here IN THE PHILIPPINES, except that we do not have snow. But the similar thing goes.

same here in India seems like in corruption and greed we are all the same

JUST LIKE IN BRAZIL !

Actually, they are just Russian as Fuck, because they are... well Russians. They don't get the days off for snow, or well, anything really, you know b/c its Russia. What I am getting at is that kinda level of government waste only exists in the greatest of bureaucracies, e.g Western Europe & 'Murica, God Bless…

LOL, we should do this in Chicago, we need more jobs!

Rent seeking behavior no?

Happens here in Brazil too. But instead of layering on top of snow (impossible here, as it is summer 24/7), they use low quality asphalt. The first "mid-heavy" rain and the cracks are open. But instead of streets they do that on freeways, etc...

Step 6: Profit?

I think Michael Douglas addressed this a while back

As a Russian living in Moscow, I could never explain it better than you just did. Thanks.

Same thing can be said about American roads as well as most of the consumer goods. If things were made to last people would be out of jobs.

Same thing in New York City. Our roads suck. Period. And those contractors love to make a buck all year round.

As a matter of fact, this reminds me of a Russian saying (which rhymes nicely in Russian), "We have only two problems — fools, and roads." :)

The roads are cracked in Russia, and the buildings all need maintenance.
BUT their taxes are lower than ours, and they have national healthcare. GOOD national healthcare.
Say what you will. Neither country has a monopoly on good ideas. . . or bad ones!

And Romania :-)

So it's just like America then.