I stumbled onto this old article from the Atlantic and while it was OK, the responses below are FAR better! Many of the those who contributed to the thread were quite intelligent and very well written. It came as a surprise the attitude those born after the year 2000 have about the autocentric society we live in. I truly believe a whole generation of young people are growing up to hate what we call the "American Dream" of home and car ownership.
It makes me worry about the future because our economy requires people to load up on mortgages and car loans after completing a four year degree. All the spending on new cars enables even the carfree to enjoy a prosperous economy. Folks, we are headed for tough times if the next generation becomes frugual living in apartments and taking public transportation. If you read all the responses, it makes you feel sad for this coming generation which is NOT going to live as good as their parents.
I hate to say this but we are all the benefactors of a car dependant society.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/...houses/261490/