. . . and average wages haven't kept up? There's the rub. This is the impending economic disaster facing New Mexicans and the United States.
The effects of $3.60/gallon gasoline are being felt. Business at some restaurants has dropped. Consumer confidence has dropped again.
We drive to live. Is that any way to exist? That we must have a car for every adult? Just drive along Comanche east to San Mateo. The front yards are full of cars.
There was a story a few years ago about a fellow from Los Lunas who had his truck stolen from the parking lot at Presbyterian Hospital. First there were the healthcare problems, then no reliable transportation to his job in Albuquerque. He was able to get rides with friends and neighbors for a week or so, but was late too many times. So he lost his job.
Next, he couldn't make the mortgage payments, so he and his wife lost their house. And he still faced medical problems.
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