Cities where no one wants to drive

For many Americans, there’s no escaping the stressful rush hour drive — but not for everybody. Many choose not to own a car. In fact, according to a recent report, more than 9% of U.S. households did not have a car in 2012, a higher figure than five years ago. In 21 of the nation’s 30 largest cities, households were also less likely to have a vehicle than just five years earlier.

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Our difficult neighbours could force us out of the neighbourhood. What should we do?

The question: My family is dealing with very difficult neighbours. It’s causing us so much stress that we are considering moving from our great neighbourhood to a nearby community. At the same time, my wife and I have anxiety over uprooting our young children. I’m tormented over what will be best for our family in the long run. Should we stay or move?

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Millions Of Americans Can’t Handle The Stress Of Work Anymore

Longtime readers know that I see our system not just as financially sick but as spiritually and psychologically deranging.

The illnesses are related, of course—a distorted economic system (i.e. financialization) that rewards parasitic sociopathy and political predation cannot help but make its participants physically and psychologically ill.

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