How about tax breaks for people who don't drive

Try living in the U.S. and getting a job without having a car. It's easy to do. The job application for non-car-owners in the U.S. looks like this:

1) Name 2) Address 3) Phone Number 4) What hours are you available to work? 5) I understand that employment is "at will" (sign below)

You could literally print this post, fill it out, and use it to get just about any job available to non-car-owners in the U.S.

If you want to fill out a job application significantly longer than those 5 lines long, you need a car to get from where you are living to where you would like to work. Essentially, if you have a college education in the U.S., you can not afford to work where you live, as the local employers are hiring for non-send, non-educated (poo wages) positions, only. That's a bit of an over-simplification, but pretty much true for most areas of the U.S. There are areas with good jobs, and areas with affordable housing, and there is usually a good distance between the two areas. Bicycle? Not practical. Mbutt transit? Not available, or not practical, usually. In the U.S., you pretty much own a car and use it daily, or you are (pretty much) unemployed. That is, unless you have a high-paying job in a big city, where you can afford to pay OUTRAGEOUS rent for a tiny studio apartment, and ride the subway to work. That does work for some people, but it's not a choice most would make, obviously. -Dave