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And yes, aigel, I concur 100%. I used to (and still do, to a certain extent) have this built in perception of the US vs the rest of the world, and it is simply not true. If anything, we are becoming more and more like Russia, in the sense that our infrastructure, largely built 60+ years ago, is crumbling and in disrepair. We no longer lead the world in most categories, like we have in the past, for the most part.