• kitonthenet
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      311 year ago

      almost everyone

      not even almost everyone in the US can afford it, no chance buddy

      • @[email protected]
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        131 year ago

        I did a quick Google 95% of households have a car in America. That’s “almost all” but a lot of those households presumably have one car but multiple drivers, the fractions is not easy to determine. So I can’t decide if your claim is true or not.

        I agree with you that the person you were responding to is not at all in touch with reality though.

        • @Rehwyn
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          Worth also mentioning that car ownership is pretty much mandatory except in a few cities in the United States because of decades of car-centric infrastructure development and neglect of public transportation. Meanwhile, the average annual cost to own and operate a car in the US is around $10,728 in 2022, which is a heavy financial burden for many when the median household income is around $70,000.

    • Quokka
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      291 year ago

      Instead you have an even better luxury, a decent PT system.

      Not only is this luxury cheaper for you, it also does more to be environmentally conscious.

    • @[email protected]
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      241 year ago

      almost everyone else in the world can

      Oh sweet Jesus you’re being serious aren’t you?

      • HidingCat
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        61 year ago

        Sounds like a lot of young men in Singapore (I kinda used to be like that, so I know that feeling). Once they travel a bit and learn more about the world I hope the entitlement will wear off somewhat.

    • HidingCat
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      111 year ago

      You do know how small we are right? Even with COE and ERP we still get traffic jams, and they can be quite bad during peak period.