Cars are subsidized by the very large externalities of fossil fuels that taxpayers cover: Climate change, a large military, wars, use of economic leverage, etc.

Cars are subsidized by the very large externalities of fossil fuels that taxpayers cover: Climate change, a large military, wars, use of economic leverage, etc. ICE drivers don't pay anywhere near the real price of gas. Your theories aren't verified against reality. There are endless people who commute into NYC and Manhattan specifically for work, via mass transit (such as the LIRR), the bridge and tunnel crowd, etc. I'm confident that more federal taxes are paid per square mile in Manhattan than anywhere in the country. No matter what you think or whatever you are saying about fertility rates (what does that have to do with NYC?), people do love living in New York and other cities. And how could one bus take up as much room as all the cars its passengers would drive. How long is a bus - 2-3 sedans? And what's wrong with someone driving a bus and providing a service to others - should we get rid of rideshare and taxi drivers too; they only drive one at a time? Is housekeeping also a waste of human potential? What is the point of insisting on these things? They are mostly factually baseless and/or logically wrong. You won't persuade people by insisting on them. Science works by checking our theories against reality; before science people had many beliefs that were nonsense. I have had many theories that the facts didn't corroborate, and so as Keynes said, I changed my mind. Anyway, there isn't much more to say, so I will sign off this discussion. Have a good day!