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A-Faris t1_j9x1jkf wrote

The world is a zero sum game. there aren't enough "better jobs" to go around. Someone has to clean the toilets, someone has to stock shelves, someone has to bake bread. The people doing those jobs are often paid too little to live in the cities they work in. The solution? Commuting from cheaper cities. How do you commute without a car? Your 'advice' not only lacks empathy but it lacks logic.

Edit: Before you write a reply about how people should buy ICE cars instead of electric, ICE cars are unaffordable to people in these sorts of occupations as well. Whether electric or ICE, cars should be made cheaper. In my travels across Europe, the Middle East and parts of Africa I've seen quite a few car brands that are never sold in the West which would be very affordable for lower income families. About one third of cars produced in the world are produced under Chinese brands which are subject to a 27.5% tariff and in some cases out right not allowed to be sold (a non-Chinese example of which would be Japanese light trucks which are quite affordable yet not allowed to be sold in the US). Cars can be made cheap, we just don't want to do it.

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Kindly-Mycologist135 t1_j9x0twz wrote

An electric car is not the only option.

In any economy, there will be people who can’t get jobs. It’s impossible to make the market perfectly balanced. We will have either some people that are un-employed or companies who can’t find employees.

Depending on what sector of the economy you’re education is in, that sector may not have enough jobs for the general population.

This is a big issue in American Society. How we solve this issue is is the problem.

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erecura t1_j9wz6lc wrote

Not sure, but related: Some migraineurs start to believe those foods they reach for in early prodrome are their triggers (such as chocolate), but really it's likely they're craving something they lack and the episode is already coming.

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rdtthoughtpolice t1_j9wy78k wrote

It's 30KM to my work in either blazing heat or torrential rain usually. That's a no from me. Most cities are simply not designed for this. There's a couple of places in europe where they kind of make this work but I don't see it as being practical in most places.

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rdtthoughtpolice t1_j9wwy2j wrote

Wildly impractical. Cannot transport goods or multiple people or small children. Not suited to places with lots of hills or spread out cities. Not suited to places with very wet or very hot weather.

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brettgt40 t1_j9wuyln wrote

I understand the fact it's not going to be easy to get a better job with everyone else losing theirs, but you just told us to go and get better ones regardless and an electric car is basically my only shot at keeping a decent job like that. So are you going to help me or not?

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Kindly-Mycologist135 t1_j9wu1md wrote

The job market is getting hammered. There are tons of layoffs recently and maybe more to come. Pin pointing the cause of not getting a job is unclear at this point.

Under capitalism, there is competition between companies and individuals, the best should rise to the top. The reality and the theory don’t overlap 100%, but none the less is what’s going on in general.

Products cost what they cost, based on what it cost to make the product, plus some profit.

Differences in employment status, salary, and product cost will make some products not accessible by some groups.

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