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Re:Student Loans a Lot Like the Subprime Mortgage Debacle, W... by swagasaurus-rex on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @11:37PM (#21759638)
Cars are required in most cities in the US to hold a job due to lack of public transportation.

Cars are required in most rural areas in the US because there is no other way around.

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Re:Student Loans a Lot Like the Subprime Mortgage Debacle, W... by Izkata on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @12:55AM (#21759956)
On that second point, a perspective note for non-US people who don't realize: Sweden has about the same geographic area as just California. Only covers about 5% of the whole contiguous US.
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Re:Student Loans a Lot Like the Subprime Mortgage Debacle, W... by Gwypaas on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @01:28AM (#21760076)
And there's 40 million people in California compared to 10 million in Sweden. So comparatively California is a densely populated mecca.
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Re:Student Loans a Lot Like the Subprime Mortgage Debacle, W... by lotsofpulp on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @04:05AM (#21760786)
Transportation costs for most individuals are related to density at a city level, not a nation level, so I don’t see the relevance of comparing density of a nation.
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Re:Student Loans a Lot Like the Subprime Mortgage Debacle, W... by ryannevius on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @01:28AM (#21760072)
Size comparison, for reference: https://thetruesize.com/#?borders=1~!MTM4NDAyOTc.MTA5MjczODQ...
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