Motherjones and the Economist? Really?
No plan is a bad plan? Did Detroit have a good plan?
I'm curious why the obsession over taking people's choices and freedoms away. It leads to the situation the original poster shared, she can't afford this. That makes me angry. All this is so unnecessary.
Forcing people into 'one-way' ultimately leads to building a fence around your nation to keep people in while giving freedom and many choices ultimately leads to building a fence around your nation to keep people out. Find you a good history book on the 20th century, it' very illuminating.
Oy vey........................
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme" - Mark Twain