Ah, the good old conservative city life.
Public (government subsidized) transportation.
Public (government subsidized) sewer system.
Public (government maintained) streets on a 200 foot spaced grid.
Wall-to wall police force just to make an evening walk marginally safe.
Government restrictions on animal ownership, what you can display, what you can garden, how much noise you can make, and (until recently) your right to own a gun.
I have consciously chosen to pay less (housing, food, etc) to live in the suburbs, where I enjoy far greater freedom from the nanny state. I see a cop car about once or twice a month. How many have you seen just this morning?
And no, I’m not going to whine about gas prices. Plan B is to car pool when gas gets to about $7/gallon.
I’ve got a news flash for you; the road system is government subsidized transportation. The streets and sewers are maintained by city and country governments nearly everywhere, even in the suburbs. I don’t see that many police and I feel perfectly safe; most of the other things you’ve mentioned depend very much on the city.
As long as you don’t whine about gas prices, then I don’t care what you do. You have the right to live however you want.