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Which would be a problem solved by allowing more remote work, and even giving tax incentives for not living near offices. Our society had a huge opportunity to
by aaomidi 2y ago
Which would be a problem solved by allowing more remote work, and even giving tax incentives for not living near offices.
Our society had a huge opportunity to make a huge dent in vehicle usage too without waiting for public transit to catch up. We messed it up because commercial RE.
- ipython 2y agoHow does that support a janitor? or a school teacher? or a policeman? or a retail clerk... I can go on and on... there are too many jobs where there is no possibility for "remote work" yet may not pay well enough for you to live close to the office/place of employment
- oblio 2y agoIt does help them indirectly. Less traffic, can even help public transport where buses don't have dedicated bus lanes.
- aaomidi 2y agoIt reduces both commercial RE demand in cities and less focus on everyone living inside the city. I’m living in rural NY thanks to remote work. The US is spread wide and I don’t think emulating Europe will work in the case of US.