we could afford the materials but we absolutely can not afford the workers....here in Washington, there is a law that only union workers can do most construction....you know what that means....$$$$$$$
That is usually the problem; the inefficient union workers cost too much. The funding for these projects eventually drives off those squeezed to provide it (companies, taxpayers). Here in NJ road projects are being delayed because Governor Christie won’t raise the gasoline tax; we are taxed so much already, it would just chase more taxpaying Americans (and their employers) to greener pastures.