The traditional role of governments is to build monuments.
Look at the Greek and Roman ruins. We praise them to high heaven, and I'll bet at the time the population, justifiably, grumbled about the cost.
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- China builds special factory, has skilled workers the US can't match. For US job.
- Bethlehem Steel "13-week vacations for senior workers and United Nations Day, Oct. 24, as a paid holiday."
- "Bay Area leaders mandated the new bridge be “iconic” in its design. "