"John R. Carroll" wrote:

My understanding is that the taxpayers subsidize private cars to the tune
of $3000-5000 per year per car. That just sounds like bad economic and
environmental policy to me.


How many taxpayers do not own private cars?

In 1970, less than 6 percent of American households owned three or more
vehicles, according to the Department of Transportation. By 2000, that
percentage had jumped to 18.

More than 244 million vehicles were in operation in 2006, far outnumbering
the 202 million licensed drivers in the country, according to the most
recent federal statistics.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/business/06auto.html



You didn't answer the question. If most adults own a car and most of them are tax payers,
how is it that tax payers are subsidizing tax payers that own cars?

Wes