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Re:The Hertz Story Isn’t What You Think by caseyohara on Monday June 01, 2020 @01:59PM (#23381558)
40 million people in the U.S. are unemployed right now and are not likely to buy a new car.
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Re:The Hertz Story Isn’t What You Think by iso1631 on Monday June 01, 2020 @03:43PM (#23382842)
Hence buying a used car instead...

My understanding with americans is that having a car is more essential than having a house

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Re:The Hertz Story Isn’t What You Think by Talanes on Monday June 01, 2020 @03:58PM (#23383016)
Most people who need cars have cars, and are putting less wear on them right now.
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Re:The Hertz Story Isn’t What You Think by xsmasher on Monday June 01, 2020 @04:55PM (#23383700)
Two working people may need two cars; two unemployed people need one or zero cars.
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Re:The Hertz Story Isn’t What You Think by perl4ever on Monday June 01, 2020 @05:45PM (#23384317)
You can sleep in your car but you can't drive your house.
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