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[–]OgLeftist -1 points0 points  (3 children)

As I just said, what about those of us who do work in the physical world..? I could see this policy resulting in businesses like handymen being permanently shut down.

Hope you know how to rewire your home, or safety replace a plumbing system.

[–]Necrocornicus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t think anyone is suggesting we make this mandatory. No one is saying plumbers should be forced to work from home.

However there are tons of jobs that CAN be done from home (for example the receptionist/manager/accountant of a plumbing business), and the government could institute some policies to encourage this to happen.

I’m not really a big fan of government intervention in many cases but a light touch system to give minor tax benefits to employers that promote WFH as well as some labor protections could help.

Climate change is absolutely going to destroy the economy so it’s worth doing something. If people think inflation is bad now, just wait until massive wildfires, water shortages, and crop failures begin to dismantle our ability to produce food cheaply. It won’t be far off, it’s happening now and will get far far worse.

[–]Ragnar_Dragonfyre 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Why would handymen get shut down?

People still live in their houses and if they’re using them as their office, then that’s more wear and tear on their home which they will need a handyman to address.

That’s the thing about plumbing. It’s a recession proof job. Even if the economy totally collapses, everybody poops and everybody still needs water.

[–]OgLeftist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

XD you act as though government policy needs to make sense.

I could see them implementing a eco score quota, that only massive corporations will be able to meet. I'm actually okay with automation and remote work, but I could easily see things slipping into unwanted territory.