General Discussion

Great way to describe it -- the cost of participation.

So many people say poor people are to much better off because their car is safer, their phones are amazing, etc.

.. yeah, but now they *need* an expensive phone. My daughter went to s McDonald's to ask for a job, they said you have to apply online. And forget about a new car, even the cheapest is crazy compared to what basic transport once was.

The cost of participation has skyrocketed.