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Right, although nobody really has a guarantee about their job, not even government jobs. I think what it comes down to is the number of jobs you could take if
by cbanek 2y ago
Right, although nobody really has a guarantee about their job, not even government jobs. I think what it comes down to is the number of jobs you could take if your job is eliminated (and this is where your point about remote work being safe enough to swap for another job). But as soon as you get a nucleus of remote workers, now you'll need to build more businesses in the city to support them, like gas station, restaurants, etc. Those jobs aren't remote jobs and will be filled by locals. You really need both to get it going. Agree government jobs would really help keep the stability.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoWouldn’t hurt to attract a sufficient population of retirees that had pension and social security income, thereby providing some measure of income base for the local economic system that couldn’t be revoked (unless they all moved out of course). Same way investment and retirement visas work.
- cbanek 2y agoTotally. Having retirees would also quickly require a reasonable medical system - another thing that small towns struggle with providing.