>Are you sure you don't live in North Carolina? I think NC went from the state with the best roads to the absolute worst during the last couple of years...
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This is standard result when one nation start to spend more money for weapons than for social activities.
If you like to view worst example for this you can visit Bulgaria. We will need at least 10-15 years to reconstruct roads, streets, schools in a way they were in the end of 70s.