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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/33704049

Wanted to add, "Fuck Cars!!"

Car payments for decades of one's life are not the way to go.

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[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I qualified for a needs based preschool for the kid. The cutoff was 11k a month. They consider anything less to be struggling. It seemed laughably high, but it must be based on what they've surveyed.

Credit cards and car payments must be part of that. We have neither type of debt and get by with a fraction of that need cap! But the average car I see around here is either a new F150 pickup or a Dodge Charger, neither of which come cheap.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

120k per year is like, 80th percentile in the US.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Yeah, this is California in particular and I think it's the median income.