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... and a car to haul all that stuff, and time to drive to the nearest Costco. It really is a luxury that a ton of people can't afford.
by joncp 10mo ago
... and a car to haul all that stuff, and time to drive to the nearest Costco.
It really is a luxury that a ton of people can't afford.
- geodel 10mo agoIndeed. And I say this as Costco member. There are lot of factors that make Costco memberships work. And a lot of people won't be able to make much benefit out of Costco membership.
- andrew_lettuce 10mo agoI say this as someone who admires their business model and how they treat customers & employees: your typical Costco experience is drive to the suburbs, spend $500 and load up your car with nice to have food products and discretionary purchases. Poorer people cannot do any of these things.
- cyberax 10mo agoWhy is car a luxury? A clunker car worth $2000 will still work fine for years with minor maintenance that can be done by yourself. Oh, yeah. Cities. Cars are expensive when you live in a 100 sq. ft. box. Perhaps that's what is causing problems?
- JambalayaJimbo 10mo agoThe cost of the car itself is minimal compared to insurance, gas and storage costs.
- Waterluvian 10mo agoA competently planned city makes car ownership unnecessary.
- cyberax 10mo agoA competently planned _country_ makes cities that only seem to create generational poverty unnecessary.
- energy123 10mo agoSprawl comes from urban planning. I think you mean to say a certain approach to planning makes it unnecessary.
- tlb 10mo agoThere's no way to plan a city so most people can walk to a Costco. Warehouse stores are an inherently car-based phenomenon.
- Dylan16807 10mo agoThey don't require everyone to own a car. At the very least, they can run an efficient delivery service. And there's got to be a way to make a 3 hour rental or single taxi drive once a month much cheaper than owning a car.
- doublepg23 10mo agoThe $2000 daily driver died with covid.
- pluralmonad 10mo agoTime to go and acquire necessary food stuff is not a luxury in any reasonable framing. What is the alternative, eating drive-thru every day or having Instacart deliver overpriced groceries?
- adrianN 10mo agoI believe eating food from street vendors was the usual way for paupers until quite recently. Recall that it was common to rent a bed for a few hours and share it with someone who worked different shifts.