I wouldn't say they are hypocrites. Who knows - perhaps the government requires roads not be dirt. As for the steel around the wheels, they also use horse shoes on horses. They ARE hard working people and are self relieant. They have their problems just like us however they try harder to have a "plain" lifestyle. Some have electricity. I don't fault them for that. Their take on materail things is to minimize their importance and rely on God. Kids and material things are NOT their idols as they are in our society. Yes, kids can be idols too - the spoiled, rotten ungrateful kids with the HUGE egos and self esteem.
You will find in Amish country they are more humble and less materializtic. So you may object to metal on their wheels and paved roads in stead of dirt, but I'd rather have them as my neighbors than the carnal Christians we have in our neghborhood any day of the week.
You miss the point. They don’t pay gas taxes to pay for road upkeep, but their vehicles cause far more road damage than cars with rubber tires. That is a very sore point in Amish country with those who actually pay to maintain the roads.