ACTUAL PHYSICAL DANGER “Our political myopia has put us in actual physical danger as we go about the mundane business of getting about. We let essential structures and facilities deteriorate or go unbuilt. A politician is more likely get in trouble with constituents for spending federal money than for not spending federal money. Moreover, as a rule Washington politicians, whether in office for two or four or six years, aren't keen on spending for something that doesn't have a near- term payoff-perhaps a structure that they can dedicate and even get their names inscribed on.” Drew, Elizabeth, “A Country Breaking Down,” pp: 30-32, in The New York Review, February 25, 2016.