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by young_unixer 1938 days ago
It isn't obvious to me because I've never lived in the US. I was genuinely asking, not trying to shame people who can't afford a computer.

Maybe I didn't use the right words to formulate my question.

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Thanks for clarifying the context of your question. Very helpful, and changes the tone completely. 1/2 of the people in the U.S. "don't pay taxes", that is, don't make enough money to owe taxes. So that's one issue. I mentor a hispanic kid who's mother's English was so weak and her knowledge of 'the system' so weak, that she couldn't take advantage of programs to provide used computers to her kids, or low-cost Internet access to her household. And the $10/month for low-cost Internet access WAS out of reach. 10 people in a two bedroom apartment was also their norm.