American Infrastructure: A Comparison of Flood Control Projects

[SOS]

England:


Japan:


Holland:


USA:


Obama's emphasis on infrastructure upgrades is correct and overdue.
Imagine the jobs created by building the systems in the first three photos!

[uppityperson]

1. Another flood control project in USA...

Trucks dump sand so sandbaggers can keep rolling


Sandbags are stored on pallets and readied for delivery during the massive sandbag production operation


Snow falls as scores of volunteers construct a dike Friday to hold back the rising Red River in Fargo. Thousands of shivering, tired residents got out while they could and others prayed that miles of sandbagged levees would hold

[sutz12]

2. Ah, the benefits of socialism.

:evilgrin: