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Re:One way to fight a coronavirus recession: $1k for every A... by bobthepanda on Monday March 16, 2020 @04:04PM (#22596988)
Examples:

- don't need to keep beating the dead horse about American healthcare

- cars. In most European countries a car is not absolutely vital. A lot of America is "drive til you qualify", and car issues can easily be above a grand. You need a car to go even to the closest store many times, so quarantine would not really get rid of your need for a car.

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Re:One way to fight a coronavirus recession: $1k for every A... by w3mmpp on Monday March 16, 2020 @04:40PM (#22597447)
> cars. In most European countries a car is not absolutely vital

you're talking about cities, in rural places, europe is not different than the US.

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Re:One way to fight a coronavirus recession: $1k for every A... by stestagg on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @08:09AM (#22604085)
The thing about rural areas, is that not many people live there.

We live just ouside a mid-sized UK town (and cities down to small/mid sized towns covers a really high % of the population). Between public transport and good cycle/pedestrian routes, a car is not a major living requirement for many.

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