lol. you are quite the provocateur.

Besides what Bragi said about road taxes paid by non-users, there's the matter of two wars plus all the money spent defending the Saudis, the conflict with Iran, etc., etc. Although these conflicts weren't entirely about oil, few people doubt that the US would have less interest in that region if they weren't sitting on the last big pool of cheap oil.

We all pay the costs of health problems due to cars--especially respiratory problems from the pollution and the costs of auto accidents--in the form of higher insurance premiums and Medicare costs. Groceries and other goods are more expensive because stores provide "free" parking, and municipalities often subsidize parking in commercial areas. Driver education is an expense at all levels of government. People spend countless productive hours stuck in traffic--I don't remember the cost of this but it was in the billions. Somebody is paying for that lost productivity.

Global warming will end up being the most expensive catastrophe in human history. Very roughly, about 25 % of the blame for this probably goes to petroleum powered vehicles.

I could go on and on, but maybe (doubt it) you get the idea.

However, before I get too far afield, I remember that although transportation is very expensive, it provides immeasurable benefits to people by making possible commerce and other vital human activities. The car in particular has brought great blessings to the world.

However, many of us believe that the time of the auto is past. For many reasons, we need to phase out internal combustion engines. If nothing can be found to take their place, we may need to phase out all cars eventually.