This is a very naive take. For one, we don't do this because a lot of people in a lot of places have no other choice. Not everyone lives in a developed European country, good luck living without a car in Texas.

The reason we have so many cars in Texas is because we don't pay the costs.

Source: I live in Texas.

Part of the problem of automobiles is that we put the industry on such extreme welfare that it makes no sense to do anything else. If we remove that welfare, the industry will be forced to shift.

> a lot of people in a lot of places have no other choice. Not everyone lives in a developed European country

Then let's start with the people from developed European countries who can afford this and built it out from there. "I have no choice but to pollute your planet" is a bit of a thin argument to me, surely we can (as a society) find a way to make that not necessary. Collect funds, build the system we want, use it. That's the point of a government, it doesn't exist just because we like to pay taxes

I am not arguing against cars. I am just arguing against the "right" to pollute the environment without taking responsibility for adequate cleanup.