On: The room the economy can't see

[kubb]

Depends which objection you mean...

But your choices are more limited than you might think. Ultimately what's available to you is decided by the economic machinery upstream.

[red-iron-pine → kubb]

the average American cannot afford a $500 surprise expense.

what freedom, or choice, does that translate to?

e.g. I either go without power or food, or I don't get a brutally painful tooth pulled