Working families, which are defined as earning between 20,000 and 50,000 dollars a year in America are spending more now on transportation than on housing, slightly more, because of this phenomenon called "drive till you qualify," finding homes further and further and further from the city centers and from their jobs, so that they're locked in this, two, three hours, four hours a day of commuting.
「ワーキングファミリー」と呼ばれる 年収が20,000から50,000ドルの アメリカの人々にとっては 今や交通費の方が わずかとはいえ 居住費より多いほどです 手の届く価格の住宅を求めたため 人々が次第に都心部や職場から 離れたところに住む 「都市の郊外化」が起こり そのため 通勤に２時間､３時間