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Re:The Portuguese can no longer afford to live in Portugal by the_gipsy on Thursday September 01, 2022 @06:33PM (#32684246)
That's where job opportunities are, and that's why more housing will increase the opportunities, and then the price of housing...
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Re:The Portuguese can no longer afford to live in Portugal by FerociousTimes on Thursday September 01, 2022 @07:30PM (#32684730)
For a post-Covid world where remote job opportunities are on the rise, this is becoming less and less of a pressing matter.

People can work from nearby towns where housing costs are relatively moderate and just hit the head office in Lisbon one or two times a week.

Corporations and people need to adapt to the changing circumstances and to be open to make the necessary adjustments to advance in this world.

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Re:The Portuguese can no longer afford to live in Portugal by Elinvynia on Friday September 02, 2022 @02:57AM (#32687484)
Not all people can work remotely!

This is the exact way that janitors and baristas and everyone servicing those 100k+ a year software engineers is priced out.

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Re:The Portuguese can no longer afford to live in Portugal by the_gipsy on Friday September 02, 2022 @06:44AM (#32689092)
Remote work is certainly a way to de-focus big metropolis, a bit.
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