Most people assume China builds cheap roads with cheap labor. The math proves otherwise.

Strip out every Chinese labor cost and replace it with American union wages — the price goes from $6M to $6.8M per mile. Not $50M.

So where does the other $44 million actually go?

In this video, we break down the exact cost structure behind the world's largest highway network — 110,000 miles built in 35 years — and the three systemic decisions that explain the gap America's infrastructure debate never talks about.

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[–] 10 points 4 months ago

the world's largest highway network — 110,000 miles built in 35 years

Surprised they built so many miles of road when I thought they were metric over there

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