Tech workers consider escaping Silicon Valley’s sky-high rents

Re:Tech workers consider escaping Silicon Valley’s sky-high ... by take_a_breath on Thursday May 14, 2020 @03:10PM (#23183981)

==On the other hand, commuting is usually not cheap==

Not cheap, but tax advantaged and sometimes even reimbursed. The tax advantages for working-from-home are much harder to unlock, especially in the short-term or if you work from your bedroom.

Anyways, I thought it was an interesting economic thought-exercise to discuss the second-level impacts of a work-from-home society. I've seen a lot of talk on people fleeing cities, but I think there is a lot more nuance to the discussion.

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Re:Tech workers consider escaping Silicon Valley’s sky-high ... by gowld on Thursday May 14, 2020 @03:22PM (#23184140)

"tax-advantaged" just means "discounted". It's still a large expense. Why would an employer reimburse commute costs but not pay a workstation stipend to non-commuters (possibly marked down 50% due to taxes)?

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Re:Tech workers consider escaping Silicon Valley’s sky-high ... by take_a_breath on Thursday May 14, 2020 @05:48PM (#23185981)

The government reimburses the commute costs through the tax code.

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Re:Tech workers consider escaping Silicon Valley’s sky-high ... by iso1631 on Friday May 15, 2020 @06:54AM (#23190734)

Which government? In the UK there's all sorts of effort in the tax system to ensure that commutes to work are not tax deductible.

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