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Re:Ask HN: Why isn't remote work advertised as a pro environ... by foobiekr on Monday November 21, 2022 @11:32AM (#33694436)
Subsidizing people in affluent, remote-work jobs is not a good allocation of resources. By all means, work from home, but subsidies should mostly help the people in the bottom two thirds of the income ladder.
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Re:Ask HN: Why isn't remote work advertised as a pro environ... by goosedragons on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @05:38AM (#33704263)
You're right but we do already heavily subsidize those kinds of people with things like highways, tax credits for EVs etc.
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Re:Ask HN: Why isn't remote work advertised as a pro environ... by throwaway14356 on Saturday December 03, 2022 @03:07PM (#33846793)
nah, imho tax should go towards quality of life and stability. Working from home might not be good for promotions it will allow hiring competent people who cant [atm] afford living nearby. Dumb short term gigs gives one a chance to show ones performance.

I do manual labor but i could/should/might be a software developer. Not sure, im definitely not going to give up what i have to relocate. Give me work/tasks and we will see i havent got what it takes or do and if the pay and stability is there to give up what i have for it. They already cant find people. Reduce it further and salaries will have to change.

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