▲ 336 ▼ America is a car country. For decades, millions of families relied on inexpensive cars to get from home to work and school. Now, a growing number of americans can't afford one. (www.nytimes.com) submitted 4 months ago* by Valuy@lemmy.zip to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 70 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) That’s about $22,000 in 2026 dollars, If you believe the inflation numbers.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip 2 points 4 months ago Well, yeah, inflation numbers are definitionally arbitrary even if you trust the math, since they depend so much on the judgement of the people compiling the data. The important point here is that the cost of a new car has gone up to a whole year's pay, or more, for a lot of people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip 2 points 4 months ago Well, yeah, inflation numbers are definitionally arbitrary even if you trust the math, since they depend so much on the judgement of the people compiling the data. The important point here is that the cost of a new car has gone up to a whole year's pay, or more, for a lot of people. permalink fedilink source parent