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In reply to the discussion: Millions in US climb out of poverty, at long last [View all]PersonNumber503602
(1,134 posts)20. Yes, actually I do.
There are of course financing options available to almost anyone who has a job. There is also my preferred method which is saving up for such a purchase. Now I understand that isn't an option for many people out there, but it's not out of the realm of possibility for someone who is making 40, 50, 60k where I live. If buying a new car is important and you make a decent salary (but still working class) that amount can be saved up in a couple years. In fact, I have a friend who recently bought a new car outright doing that. I was highly impressed with her ability to pay for a $35,000 car with money she saved up over a period of four years or something like that.
So yeah, I'm not really sure why that's difficult to believe.
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Could you imagine the improvement if Obama had a Democratic Congress for 8 years instead of just 2?
LonePirate
Sep 2016
#5
I can and it makes me mad that the Republicans put themselves and their party first rather
cstanleytech
Sep 2016
#8
Good Grief, have we ever seen NY Times carry such a whopper. No one in the working class has been
Todays_Illusion
Sep 2016
#6
You are moving the topic and, I meant new cars, and I mean incomes for a family with two wage
Todays_Illusion
Sep 2016
#10
To be honest? No, I am not believing it not when retailers like Walmart continue to treat
cstanleytech
Sep 2016
#9
They want you to believe we don't need an increase in the minimum wage. Don't you feel rich yet ?
Todays_Illusion
Sep 2016
#11
No. The article actually supports the thesis that Obama's policies have been improving
pnwmom
Sep 2016
#15
These are figures from the CENSUS BUREAU, not the NYT. The paper is merely reporting them.
pnwmom
Sep 2016
#13
I've been blue collar for 27 years, and most people I've worked with have bought houses
bhikkhu
Sep 2016
#14
The links I posted have the numbers from real sales, the census bureau and other markets, and they
jtuck004
Sep 2016
#25
" Things are ok, generally, and going in a good direction" Glad you got yours, but you did it on
jtuck004
Sep 2016
#29
This is good to hear. Too bad DTs has his Trumpsters convinced the whole nation is in the pits....
Hekate
Sep 2016
#23
Locking. However this OP is perfect for GD or GD:2016. Please re-post it there.
In_The_Wind
Sep 2016
#31