• m0darn@lemmy.ca
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        I did a quick Google 95% of households have a car in America. That’s “almost all” but a lot of those households presumably have one car but multiple drivers, the fractions is not easy to determine. So I can’t decide if your claim is true or not.

        I agree with you that the person you were responding to is not at all in touch with reality though.

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          Worth also mentioning that car ownership is pretty much mandatory except in a few cities in the United States because of decades of car-centric infrastructure development and neglect of public transportation. Meanwhile, the average annual cost to own and operate a car in the US is around $10,728 in 2022, which is a heavy financial burden for many when the median household income is around $70,000.

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      Instead you have an even better luxury, a decent PT system.

      Not only is this luxury cheaper for you, it also does more to be environmentally conscious.

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      almost everyone else in the world can

      Oh sweet Jesus you’re being serious aren’t you?

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        Sounds like a lot of young men in Singapore (I kinda used to be like that, so I know that feeling). Once they travel a bit and learn more about the world I hope the entitlement will wear off somewhat.

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      You do know how small we are right? Even with COE and ERP we still get traffic jams, and they can be quite bad during peak period.