I'm not sure what the problem is. Isn't extracting more money the point of basically every company? Over the course of last 7 years living in NY I paid for re

I'm not sure what the problem is. Isn't extracting more money the point of basically every company? Over the course of last 7 years living in NY I paid for rentals + uber + taxis way more than if I just bought a car in the beginning. Yet I'm going to buy a car anyway, it's simply too much hassle.