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That being said, if someone can make an extra 40k/year by commuting 4 hours a day, it may very well be worth it to them. The difference in earning potential bet
by RHSeeger 13y ago
That being said, if someone can make an extra 40k/year by commuting 4 hours a day, it may very well be worth it to them. The difference in earning potential between commuting to the local city and not can be dramatic.
- sliverstorm 13y agoThat's the problem. On an individual basis it makes sense, but nobody likes the ultimate result when everyone makes that choice.
- Dewie 13y agohttp://www.theonion.com/articles/report-98-percent-of-us-commuters-favor-public-tra,1434/ http://www.theonion.com/articles/report-98-percent-of-us-com...
- sliverstorm 13y agoExactly.
- dyno12345 13y agoEconomists have actually tried to calculate this. It's pretty dramatic. "a person with a one-hour commute has to earn 40 percent more money to be as satisfied with life as someone who walks to the office." http://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/20544/1/dp1278.pdf http://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/20544/1/dp1278.pdf