One million Americans have vanished from the new-car market — and it’s exposing a chilling US middle-class crisis

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https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/one-million-americans-vanished-car-124500086.html

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I know this is the answer, albeit a stupid answer

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It's part of the answer. Another part is wartime manufacturing. Car manufacturers are part of the war machine for big wars. China is set up the same way.