One of the families profiled had a daughter who died after 7 years fighting cancer, and the wife also had a (successful) fight with cancer. Medical costs are th

One of the families profiled had a daughter who died after 7 years fighting cancer, and the wife also had a (successful) fight with cancer. Medical costs are the #1 cause of bankruptcy in the US. As for cars vs. public transport: In most of the US, public transport is not a time-efficient way to get to work, if it even goes from home to work. Having one car per working adult is the thriftier move, after accounting for having access to a greater number of jobs and being able to work longer hours because transport will be quicker.