[nayuki]

Make-work is not a virtue - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window . People want transportation, not necessarily cars.

Cars also contribute to an immense amount of misery in society - the financial burden, being stuck in traffic, road expansions demolishing houses, noise and pollution, injuries.

[api]

I wasn't saying it was good, just pointing out a reason politicians support them. Jobs and tax base gets politicians elected.