In the European Community, road transport is purposely deregulated and therefore getting cheaper. This makes contest harder, which drives prices down . Politicians promise that this will stimulate economy, which should grow, offering more jobs, more wealth, heaven on earth. Or we can not. When prices go down, companies have to become more efficient.
Fewer jobs mean fewer or poorer customers.
Fewer or poorer customers mean fewer jobs, and the vicious cycle will close. The car saves employment, millions of jobs depend upon the car. And this helps to save employment. It does not really matter ON WHAT people spend their money, it is important THAT they spend money. For instance, our diving gear plus underwater photo gear has cost approximately as much as a car.