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It's nice that you turned poverty into a contest
Its more that I have seen for over a decade now "think of the poor" often used to talk about things I couldn't even dream of being able to afford in the first place. Its as if people only care about poverty when it is convenient to them. I am pretty sure that the disabled get the same treatment. Disabled people need cars! Ignoring the fact that some are disabled because of cars, or completely unable to drive because of their disability while being able to walk/cycle or take the tram if those options are available and safe to use.
When the cost of living became popular I saw a lot of "I make <8x my income> and am struggling to afford food" on TV from middle class people, at the time it felt very much like no one gave a shit about the poor until they were also struggling to afford what I had always considered to be a luxury. To them food was now £150 a week, to me it was £20 a week largely comprised of things like fried onions and beans, rice, potatoes and various other root vegetables.
its not a contest, I also rode a bike when I couldnt afford a car. 8+ years I had a license but no car. The worst was when I rode 8miles to work each morning, but the best was going grocery shopping with a five minute ride and a backpack, and going to friends houses this way. Had a car a few years when I lived rurally, and beater cars were stull under a grand. Back to no car now, again, because poverty.
Do you know how feeing it is to not have to depend on a car to go places? No insurance, no registration, no gas fee.
Was $1.25 to slap my bike on the front of the bus and go nearly anywhere outside range.
freeing.
no contest