[jandrewrogers]

They were clearly talking about the average American, not "people who are struggling". Ignoring whether or not it is wise, the majority of American households can technically afford to spend this much on a car and a large percentage do.

[fbdab103]

A car directly impacts the ability of many to work/live. Not having transportation can leave you cut off from society if you are in an area without alternatives.

[twojacobtwo]

OP said 'we'. Perhaps my psychic abilities are malfunctioning, but how do you see that this is a case for using clearly? The OP can't understand the inability for people to pay for things without government assistance, as if there aren't vast swaths of people who can't afford the very thing he is presupposing. People who are struggling should be considered and the very fact that the use of 'we' somehow excludes them in those considerations is kind of the point.