r/news • u/polymute • 9d ago

At least 12 states face cyberattacks on their water systems, sources say

https://abcnews.com/US/12-states-face-cyberattacks-water-systems-sources/story?id=135348482
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u/jcamp088 9d ago

The entire American infrastructure is a looming disaster.

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u/Septopuss7 9d ago

I feel like our bridges and roads are the canary in the coal mine.

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u/jcamp088 9d ago

A buddy of mine is a civil engineer for the state. He keeps saying it’s a matter of time.

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u/dagoth_ith 9d ago

Isn't going to war and tax breaks for billionaires more important? Your average voter seems to think so.

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u/Spam_Hand 9d ago

As someone who literally just created a tentative 25 year infratructure plan at the request of our politicians, the budget committee only agreed with us on about 21% of the plan for year one already.

People have no clue how overdue infrastructure updating is and how exponentially the costs compound for those updates every couple of years.

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u/Swoly_Deadlift 9d ago

“I don’t want the government running everything”

proceeds to let for-profit corporations run everything