Literally can't - yes, many people literally can't get the money in their hands to lease/buy a car. Figuratively can't - yes, some people don't make enough mon

Literally can't - yes, many people literally can't get the money in their hands to lease/buy a car. Figuratively can't - yes, some people don't make enough money to justify a car, whether that is a monthly lease, large upfront cost, insurance, etc.. when they attempt to fit it in their budget, the budget ends up negative or pushes out elements of higher utility. of course, this requires living somewhere that actually supports non-car infrastructure.