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A growing number of americans say they can't afford a car. They are struggling with rising vehicle prices, auto loan interest rates, and insurance and maintenance costs (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Move? Why do people live 2 hours away from work?

[–] STUNT_GRANNY@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Can't afford housing close to the current job, any jobs close to home don't pay a living wage.

In my small town's case, if you want to live and work here, your options are fast food, a truck stop, or the police. And the latter two are not hiring.

So for me, I commute to the nearest city, which is luckily only ~40-60 minutes depending on the time of day.