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How is it anybody else's fault that you chose to live stupidly far from your job?
If I moved closer to my work, my rent would increase about $800+
Or your square footage could go down. Or instead of moving closer to your job, you could find a different job closer to your home. Point is, you do have options. They might take compromises, but they're there.
You’re asking them to compromise food and shelter so the only point you’re making is that you’re an asshole.
I'm in a rent controlled unit. I'm not moving.
Could it though? Don't know if you noticed but the rental market is completely fucked in NA. For most people this would mean renting a room instead of an apartment, which doesn't work well if you for example, are a family of 4.
There are no guarantees for this because jobs of people's industries which pay them the money they need to support themselves and their families are not geographically distributed evenly. If you have years of tenure at your workplace as well, it is a big fucking risk to change jobs unless you have a really, really, good reason to do so as well.
Point is, you might have these options but it doesn't mean everyone does. People's lives and options are not so black and white as you seem to think.
Who were they trying to blame?? They are just saying for their situation they need a car to survive.