Given that the automobile industry was a major source of wealth for most of the past century; it's safe to say that it's cultural primacy is part and parcel of

Given that the automobile industry was a major source of wealth for most of the past century; it's safe to say that it's cultural primacy is part and parcel of the corruption of our elites. Automobile deaths in this country are predictably higher than in Germany an equally wealthy country. And they are so because we have a number of entrenched interests (construction, auto sales and manufacturing, lawyers, trauma surgeons; etc. ) that get and stay rich because the status quo is car oriented. You want bikes, light rail and walkable cities? You adorable little euro-commie wannabe!