Republicans to pass bill in House to end telework for federal employees

Re:Republicans to pass bill in House to end telework for fed... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @05:07PM (#34420097)

> We live in a world with the internet and a flight to whatever US city you want for $500. If you aren't willing to learn about the world, that's on you.

This is an ironically contemptuous view. One, five hundred dollars isn’t nothing. Two, that doesn’t include lodging, meals, et cetera, all of which make visiting a city prohibitively expensive for many American families.

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Re:Republicans to pass bill in House to end telework for fed... by lotsofpulp on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @05:22PM (#34420315)

Replace $500 and travel expenses with broadband internet and websites hosting text/audio/images/video content where one can learn about the world.

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Re:Republicans to pass bill in House to end telework for fed... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @09:47PM (#34422842)

> broadband internet and websites hosting text/audio/images/video content where one can learn about the world

This rarely breeds empathy the way travel (or fiction) does.

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Re:Republicans to pass bill in House to end telework for fed... by jfengel on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @11:13AM (#34428585)

They receive their overly-negative views of other Americans from media they choose to consume. They could just as easily consume media that presents urban life in a more positive sense, and swear off media that makes a specific point of painting it in a negative way.

It doesn't have to cost anything to learn. One just has to stop deliberately choosing to learn falsehoods.

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