Our government is failing us in its inherent responsibility to prevent harm to its citizens. The recent collapse of the bridge in Minneapolis was a horrible tragedy. We can only guess, given the fact that this "structurally deficient" bridge was one of thousands so labelled and not under repair, what more horrible tragedies are imminent.
Only after 911 did we take a serious look at airline and airport security. Only after Katrina did we take a close look inside our government to determine that FEMA management was in horrible shape.
There is so much wasteful spending, yet we are not spending money to perform preventive maintenance on our own systems and procedures. Our national infrastructure is falling apart. Laws are outdated and often conflicting. There are countless details in protecting our citizens that go unattended on a daily basis that it is totally amazing we have not had more and larger disasters.
Of course, illegal immigration is another impending disaster that our government seems content to ignore.
Since Congress and our President only address problems AFTER a disaster, maybe we should quit paying them until and unless another disaster happens?
