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America is a car country. For decades, millions of families relied on inexpensive cars to get from home to work and school. Now, a growing number of americans can't afford one. (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] 42 points 4 months ago (1 child)

"inexpensive car" is a myth that keep getting repeated. Car can seems cheap up front but it could inflate in cost in the long run due to fuel and maintenance. Not to mention it's a deprecating asset, doing serious damage to the environment in the long run, dangerous machine that often misused.

"but my fuel is cheap!"

Yeah? Because it's subsidised, using your tax that's better used for something else.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago*

    You are talking about total cost of ownership.

    Car can seems cheap up front

    Not anymore, which is the point of this article.

    “but my fuel is cheap!”

    Don't forget the "but muh freedom!". Let them now enjoy their freedom to stay at home since there's not even sidewalks :-|

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