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> It is almost impossible to find a job and a house you can afford in walking distance of each other, demanding there be things like grocery shopping as well make it not feasible for most people

This is exactly what the parent meant by designing the country in a 'car-brained' fashion. It's not true in many/most other countries.

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> It's not true in many/most other countries.

Europe may not drive as much as America, but it's still about half. Cars are popular worldwide for a reason, and it is not American corporations magically convincing everyone how useful they are.

It's also entirely moot, as we're not redesigning the country in the short term to cut down on DUIs.

Yeah, but there's a big difference between having a car because you can afford it and it's often more convenient, and it being completely impractical to not have one. Or even to go have a beer without having to drive home.

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