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Originally Posted by peter12
Yeah we can all talk about how convenient the car is and how important it is for your child’s life etc… but the car is making your child’s future incalculably worse so maybe people should factor that into their self interest?
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Like how though? They don't have school buses here and there are only so many available rental units within walking distance to her school/before and after care facility.
My employer requires that I work at the office until 5 pm, her after school care has the latest pick-up time at 5:30 pm. It's isn't even theoretically possible to make that work without a car. It's barely possible even with a car.
So what sacrifice should I personally make with this example? She legally has to go to school. I need to work to pay the rent.
If rent was cheaper, I could sacrifice by taking a lower paying job closer to home or rent a place closer to where we need to be, but it's just not possible. Between my wife and I we don't save any money. Every cent we make goes to essentials already, so what is there to sacrifice? When people are just surviving, asking them sacrifice more is a bit of a sore point.