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RE: How to patch a potholed road without making it better
The low quality work, the bribery and poor planning seem to me to stem from a worldwide concentration of income to the top 1%. Then those in the top 1% work hard to reduce taxes, while omitting the fact that those taxes pay for the roads, the sewer and the fire and police departments.
Huh. That's a pretty cool animation in your signature. Nice.
Anyway, the way to deal with that really, is to get involved in local government. Most local governments operate sight unseen by most of the people where they live. Most of us are too busy working to get involved.
But if a lot more people show up, that shines a light, something called, "scrutiny" on the decision makers. I'm afraid that's the only way things will change.
Yes we desperately need better check and balance in all aspects of governance of a country down to all the cities and town. But as you mentioned, each of us outside of that 1% have very little control, and nowadays most are too busy making a living than to stand up and try to make a difference.
Also, often times when some one does, violence ensues. It's quite sad really.
Eventually, there will be a tipping point and enough people will get the idea to participate or be ruled by their inferiors.