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More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars (jalopnik.com)
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[–] Chobbes@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

This is why I really hope we prioritize public transit as much as possible. Cars are insanely expensive, and if we spent a fraction of that money on public transit it could be awesome. I don’t want people like you to end up in a situation where your car breaks down and you can’t get around and can’t afford to fix it / get a new one. That’s really scary :(. Having good public transit infrastructure is an important social safety net.