▲ 100 ▼ 1 in 5 new car buyers are stuck in a $1,000-a-month nightmare, and it’s ruining their long-term wealth (www.newsbreak.com) submitted 2 weeks ago by cm0002@lemdro.id to c/fuckcars@lemmy.ca 38 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) long term wealth? lmao. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 2 weeks ago* If they haven't been trapped by a ridiculous car deal, then theyll be trapped in any number of another Money Traps that have been deliberately engineered into society: Health Care, College Tuition, Student Loans, Rent, Gambling Apps, Expensive Consumer Crap, Streaming Platforms, Luxury Phones, etc. Probably several simultaneously. The entire point is to make us spend every penny before we die, and not leave any sort of inheritance to give the next generation a leg up. And if we get to the end of our lives with a little nest egg left, they know you'll get sick, and they'll get to drain every last penny. Funny thing how my grandma died in the care center, the month before her money was set to run out, after a lifetime of her and my grandpa carefully investing and saving. They took it all. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 2 weeks ago* If they haven't been trapped by a ridiculous car deal, then theyll be trapped in any number of another Money Traps that have been deliberately engineered into society: Health Care, College Tuition, Student Loans, Rent, Gambling Apps, Expensive Consumer Crap, Streaming Platforms, Luxury Phones, etc. Probably several simultaneously. The entire point is to make us spend every penny before we die, and not leave any sort of inheritance to give the next generation a leg up. And if we get to the end of our lives with a little nest egg left, they know you'll get sick, and they'll get to drain every last penny. Funny thing how my grandma died in the care center, the month before her money was set to run out, after a lifetime of her and my grandpa carefully investing and saving. They took it all. permalink fedilink source parent