me_irl

You're putting this on the citizens when we really have little say.

In theory, everyone should vote and the will of the people will be done.

Sadly, that isn't how it actually works.

Lets just say that various industries spend a lot of money ~~bribing~~ lobbying to keep things profitable for them.

I'll use an example from when I was younger. I worked at a big box retail store. It was 45 minutes one way, but hey, it was a job.

The nearest bus stop would have required me to drive 35 minutes to downtown to catch a bus, which is the wrong way to begin with, then get on the bus and wait over an hour for it to arrive at work.

The politicians and planners build AROUND cars here. Public transport is an afterthought, if thought of at all.

The American's who would like to reduce dependence on automobiles don't really have that option in most of the country - but sure, we're all morons who don't understand the concept of public transportation.

It isn't stupidity or ignorance on the peoples part, its greed by the ruling class. Any ignorance on the matter has been propagandized and weaponized by said ruling class to gain support for their ~~bank accounts~~ cause.

At this point, I'm working from home, as is my wife. We would still need at least one car, but I'm looking to sell mine, get out of the monthly payment at the very least.