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This would be a good argument for remote work -- let more worker WFH and they can buy those houses in the sticks.
by game_the0ry 2y ago
This would be a good argument for remote work -- let more worker WFH and they can buy those houses in the sticks.
- mlnj 2y agoBut then the expensive city commercial spaces will give the businesses more losses. Can't have that.
- chgs 2y agoGotta keep the Ponzi scheme of the stock market inflated. Without people pouring their earnings into it in the form of 401ks, the record highs can’t be guaranteed - whole thing will collapse.
- xadhominemx 2y agoRemote workers don't want to live in run down rust belt and rural communities
- toomuchtodo 2y agoThere is evidence they want to move where housing is affordable, including parts of the rust belt and rural communities. https://www.yardikube.com/blog/remote-workers-leading-the-migration-across-state-lines/ https://www.yardikube.com/blog/remote-workers-leading-the-mi... https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/charlotte-north-carolina-affordable-housing-remote-workers-relocate-for-cheaper-homes/275-0a5fdd5e-5626-4c3e-a8a4-8af1d37c3fa4 https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/charlotte-north-carolina-... https://www.fanniemae.com/media/48891/display https://www.fanniemae.com/media/48891/display https://www.americanexperiment.org/study-finds-that-remote-work-is-allowing-people-to-move-to-cheaper-rural-areas/ https://www.americanexperiment.org/study-finds-that-remote-w... https://web.archive.org/web/20230127175520/https://www.ruralmn.org/the-state-of-rural-2023/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230127175520/https://www.rural...
- gopher_space 2y agoFat pipes and buying your eggs from a neighbor sound like a good combo to me.
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