Re:China (Score 1)

You correctly point out what is seen, but you miss what is not seen. In order to pay for the infrastructure, the government must take money from my pocket (taxes). Thus I have less money to spend at

the grocery store, Wally-World, and even local establshments such as ice-cream parlors and pizza restaurants

Infrastructure must provide a sufficient return to compensate for my thinner wallet. Smart infrastructure spending does this; vacuous infrastructure spending accomplishes nothing more than moving money from A to B.

We must consider both the benefits of the proposed infrastructure and also whether it should be funded by public dollars.