I think it depends what you mean by "afford", they might have enough money stashed away to host one time but it's going to seriously take away from their future
NK has never chosen their future or basic needs over useless megaprojects though
It kind of makes sense to put it that way. Presumably, workers being unhappy might make some sense if it was a tradeoff between productivity and work-life balance.
But no, it's bad for both social effects and economic effects
Okay let me just lobby the government to build long distance high speed rail before I take my trips.
High speed rail makes more sense for sure, but it's not available in most of the country. There's only two stretches in the US, in the northeast corridor and surprisingly in Florida
I can afford it but with the current prices it makes no sense - last time I walked out with a $12 total. There's a whole lot of better places to eat for that much
True, it's in their interest this time. I still wouldn't put it past them to fight Feinsteins replacement tooth and nail then act like the Dems are destroying the country by pushing back on Grassleys replacement
And we all know the GOP would never hold a double standard on procedural precedents. That could turn into quite the slippery slope, maybe even holding up Supreme Court appointments eventually
It's a fair point to say race/gender aren't the most important type of representation. There's a whole lot of white men in Congress, and as a white man I don't feel particularly "represented" by Tuberville or Gaetz
US freight rail is fine and a lot of cargo goes by train for the most part. There's still gotta be trucks to get to and from the terminal. Not many facilities have built in rail spurs, or the need to ship an entire train load at once for that matter
Most rocky planets are pretty desert like, they were just planning ahead. I guess that raises the question of if Space Force, or the Army, or Marines (dare I say Space Marines?) would handle land warfare on other planets
Because crack and sugar are interchangeable, and sugar addiction/comedowns are definitely as bad as with cocaine