The US infrastructure crisis - picture this country looking like those vast melancholy ancient Roman ruins even before the end of the 21st century ?

So much money MUST be invested in the US infrastructure just to preserve CIVILIZATION in this country . Picture this country looking like those melancholy vast Ancient Roman ruins even before the end of the 21st century. Like the Roman Empire - which had its good points - we can no longer afford ( in any HUMANE way ) to police the world. The money for saving the infrastructure can come from dramatically DEFUNDING THE MILITARY . And no more American Caesar military adventures in the " barbaric " places of our times. As for the border crisis we can, within reason, welcome the modern equivalent of the pathetic " Helvetians " , the proverbial " barbarians " at the gates ". . A WORLD GOVERNMENT can establish EQUILIBRIUM of people movement across national borders. Finally, the human race can live up to its scientific name : " HOMO SAPIENS " .