Originally Posted by
wphamilton
I remember my dad, a restaurant owner when I was a kid in rural Texas, would convince the best workers to buy a car. He'd even help them out, finding a decent car, advice and help financing it and so on. It was because, having a car payment meant they needed the job more. I was surprised that anyone fell for it but, depressingly it always worked.
I often suspected that this is a major reason why they want low wage employees to have a car, or rather a car note. For a young worker, it's an early introduction to the wonderful world of debt servitude.