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> Cars are pretty necessary if you have kids in most of the US, for example. Yet, there is a significant portion of the US population that can not afford a car
by smileysteve 7y ago
> Cars are pretty necessary if you have kids in most of the US, for example.
Yet, there is a significant portion of the US population that can not afford a car, and the next level to afford to maintain a car, or afford to adequately insure a car.
And yes, it hurts economic mobility https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/business/in-climbing-income-ladder-location-matters.html?_r=0 https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/business/in-climbing-inco...
- the_watcher 7y agoIf you read to the second paragraph of my comment, I acknowledge exactly that and agree that increasing non-car transportation options can be a good thing at the same time as cars being a pretty necessary (or at least substantially life-improving) technology.