You have it precisely backwards: the status quo is the government heavily favoring cars, compelling people to drive. The freedom-loving thing to do would be to

You have it precisely backwards: the status quo is the government heavily favoring cars, compelling people to drive. The freedom-loving thing to do would be to give people options, including lower-cost ones. But a lot of people on the right love it when the government forces people to do things, as long as it's things they agree with.