[[extensive train system that makes it easy to get around the country. ]]
not so easy for things like moving when a person must move themselves without movers- or when picking up large items for the household, or just running down to the store for groceries and having many bags of food to carry- etc-
being independent makes life much more comfortable and convenient, and is something advanced sovereign freedom loving nations do- taking that freedom and independence and comfort away, that is something dictatorships who don’t want their citizens to be independent do
I wonder what the distribution of this is, as far as urban vs rural.
I know if I lived in London, there is no way I would want a car. But of course if you live in a suburb or rural area, a car would be a necessity.
Yes
For years, our family made the trip up California’s Central Valley on Christmas Day, to see family. We shared the road with many old cars, filled with poor families traveling to see their own relatives. It really struck me that having their own vehicles and their own schedule gave them true freedom/autonomy. They could have as wonderful a holiday as anyone, regardless of socioeconomic status. America the beautiful.
They can have my car when they pry the steering wheel out of my cold, dead hands.