_70% of the poor own a car, 25% own two cars._ Those particular numbers don't tell the whole story. There are many ways to "not have a car", including "the ca

_70% of the poor own a car, 25% own two cars._ Those particular numbers don't tell the whole story. There are many ways to "not have a car", including "the car has broken down and they don't have the $300 to get it fixed, just like what happened last month because the car is fundamentally unreliable after owning it for 15 years (or getting a 10-year-old used one because they had a windfall one month, five years ago) but they can't amass enough cash to get another one, because they're living hand-to-mouth."