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That would be valid if I were talking about a family in India, but I'm not. You're simply dodging the argument. It is mind-numbingly obvious that someone with children uses more resources than someone without, in the same country.
Several of your assumptions are wrong. I do use public transit, but that's because I don't drive, which are far more wasteful than public transit. And in my city, we have hybrid buses.
I am not dodging since I didn't realize that aspect of it.
I would say that you are correct in many cases, but in many you are not. It is not an absolute thing, it is probably not even a general thing. In Orange County where I was raised, there are thousands upon thousands of individuals (single people) that use up so many resources that it isn't funny, and compared to some economically deprived Latino family in Santa Ana, the individual does use far more resources. They also travel more (jets, cars, ships) buy more etc etc.