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Make-work is not a virtue - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window . People w
by nayuki 1y ago
Make-work is not a virtue - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window . People want transportation, not necessarily cars.
Cars also contribute to an immense amount of misery in society - the financial burden, being stuck in traffic, road expansions demolishing houses, noise and pollution, injuries.
- api 1y agoI wasn't saying it was good, just pointing out a reason politicians support them. Jobs and tax base gets politicians elected.