Two thirds of all Americans don't have 1000$ in savings (https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/86455/over-two-thirds-am...), and of those that do have that amount available, most are in no way able to put down $1000 in one piece for meat.

It always comes down to the "Boots theory of socioeconomic unfairness" in the end. Most of the stuff we are talking about here is nowhere near practically applicable for the majority of the population.