Many of the recent social and economic ills that have been exposed as millions of people start to work from home could be solved by taxing those people in...
“The sudden shift to WFH means that, for the first time in history, a big chunk of people have disconnected themselves from the face-to-face world yet are still leading a full economic life,” wrote strategist Luke Templeman. “That means remote workers are contributing less to the infrastructure of the economy whilst still receiving its benefits.”
We’re all familiar with the “infrastructure” Templeman refers to. Huge swathes of downtown office real estate sit empty, along with their computer networks and utility hook-ups.
Tons of those buildings are half empty. A sufficiently motivated city council could forcibly convert them into public housing for only the cost of the drywall separating the units.
Straight to wall.
deleted by creator
Tons of those buildings are half empty. A sufficiently motivated city council could forcibly convert them into public housing for only the cost of the drywall separating the units.
I'd imagine plumbing & hvac would be the biggest cost
Wow could you imagine enjoying all the benefits of the infrastructure of the economy without contributing to that in taxes or labor?
deleted by creator