Working Families Pushed Out Of Town, Into Debt

Long commutes no easy answer to affordable homes.

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November 21, 2005, 2:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

In past years, working families relied on inexpensive gasoline and their own time to compensate for not being able to afford homes closer to town. Commuters accepted a long drive â€" and less time for exercise, finger painting with their kids, or cooking and eating dinner as a familyâ€"because it meant they could afford a bigger house, where each kid could have a bedroom. Fast-rising transportation costs are now making the long distance drive no tradeoff at all.

Thanks to Keith Schneider

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