Our passenger rail sucks and our people are expensive. But significant manufacturing remains in the USA (yes, we manufacture more today than ever before, despite the hoopla about outsourcing). There's a reason for that: USA has some pretty good advantages if you know what to look for.
A lot of it is just arguing with ourselves over what to do. But if a consensus is reached, Americans can get it done pretty quickly. There's just so much discussion / debate / noise now.
Can't wait for when US will finally go 110% on green energy and dumping fossils.
Profit / rent-seeking and protectionism are the downfalls of my country (America). I identify that as the root fault of all of our social ills and inability to get work done outside of crisis and people with the right kind of crazy middle-finger to typical business interests drive to be the real life versions of our best superheros. I really do hope Elon Musk gets our species to building-across-the-street backup replication level.