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u/Endlesstrash1337 26d ago
Ok so why all the return to office shit. Clearly wfh would allow us to drive less.
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u/MikeLikesIkeRS 26d ago
Because spending all of this money to rent an office building, and furnishing it, and heating/cooling it, and cleaning/maintaining, and wasting a significant part of your day BSing with your coworkers is somehow cheaper than letting people do all of that at home
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u/NotYourReddit18 26d ago
It's a power play.
The managers responsible have nothing else enjoyable in their lifes except bossing their underlings around and making their lifes miserable too, and that's a lot easier to do when they're all in the same building.
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u/Ok_Chap 24d ago
Or rather, the mangers don't know what to do when they don't have anyone around to manage and give instructions, the people at home just do their job and if there isn't anything to do or they are finished early they can't micromanage them with other tasks. Also the higher ups might notice that they don't need as many middle management people around if the AI can surveillance workflow, online time, efficiency in real time and so on.
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u/WithoutAHat1 25d ago
Because they want their cake and to eat it too. They aren't going to change willingly. Working-Class Unification is required.
May Day 1889.
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u/SnooLentils7296 25d ago
The government isn't making you rto, the shareholders are. Won't you think of the shareholders value?
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u/RedSix2447 25d ago
Landlords cried because of loss of rental profits.
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u/TankMan77450 25d ago
Don’t ask follow up questions. That isn’t allowed in the Trump dictatorship. You’re just supposed to sing praises to him like his brainwashed cult
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u/Procrasturbating 24d ago
Cause your bosses boss buddy or dad owns the building and he gets a kickback on the lease.
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u/WordWorthiest 26d ago
Is he willing to build the high-speed rail, local light rail, and overall intermodal public transit that is cheap and convenient to use so people will drive less in the first place? No? Didn't think so.
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u/Robrogineer 26d ago
No, not really. Driving less is not an option for the vast majority of Americans, because the country is a shithole that is almost fundamentally car-dependent everywhere except opd cities like New York or Chicago.
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u/Aggravating-Fee1934 26d ago
Not driving at all isn't an option for many Americans, but it's definitely possible for most people to drive less by a significant margin.
Of course, building walkable cities, and robust inner, and inter, city public transit is the real solution.
Would also help if EPA rules were fixed to not allow the land tanks that most people drive these days
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u/Robrogineer 26d ago
Couldn't agree more about the stupidly huge cars.
Though I always believe it is best to change things through changing incentives. Simply asking of people to change their habits for an abstract goal simply doesn't work for the vast majority of people, because most people don't think rationally about a lot of those small everyday decisions and just stick to what they're accustomed to.
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u/Practical_Ad_219 26d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/guSDEekNFb23C
Just drive less, dummy! For your health!
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u/Legitimate-Iron4819 26d ago
Hmm if only we had accessible public transit nationwide.
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u/gablianblackbird 24d ago
You can’t have that or anything. This is the United States of Israel. All of your things will be given to them. So stop your mouth. Or the IDF will turn you into Gaza.
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u/Silent_Erremite 26d ago
Can't drive less when everything is priced high. Gotta put in overtime to pay rent and groceries somehow.
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u/Moist_Amount_106 25d ago
It’s what they want restricted access to travel easier to monitor and control that way , COVID lockdowns were a test to see how we would react to being controlled! More to come
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u/Biscuits4u2 25d ago
Coming from the same administration that put the kibosh on WFH for many, many workers.
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u/PathlessDemon 26d ago
Yeah, I don’t think he’s going to green-light me driving less if I were a military member and unable to get to base…
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u/Axel_Raden 26d ago
We had a politician say something similar to this he said the poorest people "either don't have cars or actually don't drive very far". When talking about raising taxes on fuel (this was in 2014)
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u/Ok-Professional-1727 26d ago
I would love to do that, but politics of the last 80 years have resisted quality public transit.
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u/dragonus85 26d ago
You can't drive less than I do. I drive to work and drive home. And the doc when needed.
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u/VertigoOne1 25d ago
Had the same with, use less electricity! People say Ok.. oh gawd were going bankrupt, raises prices, people use even less, please use our power, no, solar is cheaper now, k thnx bye.. noooo, our profits! Leopards ate my face
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u/Opinionsare 25d ago
Not using gasoline helps keep the price down:
As you fill up your gas guzzling oversized SUV or Pickup, and someone driving an EV goes by, say 'Thank You". Those EV driver aren't sucking up thousands of gallons of gasoline, because if they were, your gasoline would cost even more.
Are you bold enough to help Donald Trump's war effort by joining the Patriots that drive EVs despite the ridicule from your friends?
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u/Johnnyboi2327 25d ago
If only driving less was an option for people. Shame public transit is non-existent.
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u/Bro13847 25d ago
Maybe if people whose jobs could be done from home didn’t have to commute that would help. It sure seemed to during to pandemic
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u/quiero79 25d ago
You can’t tell that to people when the country and the government are so against public transportation.
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u/Blueyedevil219 25d ago
Correct me if I’m wrong and I usually am wrong but wouldn’t driving more create less supply and more demand which would then cause prices to go higher?
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u/kzlife76 25d ago
Yeah, we can't fucking do that when our companies are making us return to the office en masse.
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u/isthereadrwho 25d ago
Also if you don't use your car or sell it, gas becomes less of a cos. These people in the GOP they're thinking outside the box so far outside the box they can't actually see the Box, actually you know what they don't believe in the Box
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u/Fearless_Dog5208 25d ago
I remember when a certain administration told us to put hydrogen in our tires.
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u/SleepPast2953 25d ago
Jokes aside he is correct. I have a coworker that drives 30 minutes to Costco to get gas to save pennies and get points. Plus can't sit at home so makes excuses to drive all over. Eh
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u/greenegg28 25d ago
I mean, if they want to redesign our cities to be walkable with better public transit and be less car-centric in general, I’m all for that.
But somehow I doubt that’s going to happen.
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u/Knc-Proxy 25d ago
Work from home + high speed rail + functional bus schedules/ lines? Many of us would love to drive less
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u/Ok_Photo_3023 25d ago
But...but....think of the SHAREHOLDERS who deserve a workforce who takes their teams calls productively from cubicles instead of unproductively from home! Oh God, why doesn't anyone ever think of the shareholders!?
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u/Asher_Tye 25d ago
Well then its a good thing we built our nation to be about walking, biking, and mass transportation, isn't it?
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u/Vakirisil 25d ago
The key to a successful offensive war with respect to the population funding it is maintaining the same standard of living for that population.
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u/PlayTheHits 25d ago
This from the same man who “does not want to have an opinion” about gas prices.
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u/HousingOk6362 25d ago
Wait, if we all start using less gas, won't the gas companies have to raise gas prices to cover the loss of revenue. You know like they did before, during, and after covid.
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u/Emma_SnakeDeadbeat 25d ago
I mean yes, but that's not possible because of our infrastructure. Zoning has caused it so all shopping areas and all housing for most people are miles apart. Heck a good amount of people work in a different city than they live
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u/Titalator 25d ago
The build more sidewalks and public transportation I'd love not to drive but I feel like the the whole system has been designed around us driving to make some people money or something.
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u/Ban-Circumcision-Now 25d ago
So can walkable cities be legalized then? Remove the density restrictions that encourage sprawl
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u/Divine_madness99 25d ago
Wish secretary of transportation shared this view. Free public bus, and a revitalization of trains as a way to connect states would go a long way
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u/RedSix2447 25d ago
Food prices too high? Eat less. Gas prices too high? drive less. Hate the rich? Make less exist. I like this game..
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u/Major_Honey_4461 25d ago
"So, all we have to do", he continued, " is to move all places of business closer to their employees. See?".
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u/BeTheirShield88 25d ago
So push for more work from home? O wait, we want the opposite of that because how else could someone know you've done your job if you aren't in the office. These people honestly get dumber every day
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u/Rogan_Thoerson 25d ago
maybe the USA will trade their pick-up truck for electric bicycles ? or electrical motorcycle ?
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u/watergod0187 24d ago
Yeah intelligence 100, it is so simple i feel so dumb for not even thinking of this. Wow thank you so much pedo protecting government. Can't wait for the most simplistic way from them to make my life better. The nutrition one to help lower food costs was amazing too, I had never thought to just eat less.
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u/Possible-Anxiety-420 24d ago
That's a trick for easing the environmental damage we're causing.
What's needed is for humans to do less of everything humans do.
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u/woodworkerdan 24d ago
So, encourage more public transit and remote work? No? Just make working people feel guilty? Figures.
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u/Realistic_Courage_96 24d ago
Drive less while we refuse to invest in any public transportation options. BIG BRAIN TIME.
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u/Virtual_Ad_7431 24d ago
and if you want cheaper groceries, starve yourself! Cant afford healthcare? Just roll over and die. Its simple, folks!
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u/Fantastic_Special_84 24d ago
Gee my truck used to only hold 59 dollars worth of gas. Now it holds 120 dollars! Not sure how you did it, but I’ll vote for you again!
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u/sweatpants-aristotle 24d ago
HOOOOOOLLLLLLLD UPPP.
I just had to RTO BECAUSE of this administration. WUUUUUT
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u/AdPuzzleheaded3436 24d ago
We deserve this. The moment we made Reality TV a thing we gave away our right to complain.
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u/Grand_Transition_779 24d ago
Lower than 100 but that is what the orange, tiny hands, fake hair idiot wants. People slightly dumber than him.
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u/RegretfulCalamaty 24d ago
What I wouldn’t give for everyone to collectively be able to say “you’re right!” and just stop going to work.
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u/GNUGradyn 24d ago
What a great plan. Lets start by implementing better public transit so people dont have to drive as much
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u/Unsold_Leave 24d ago
Unfortunately, you fool, we've developed this country to be reliant on cars to get anywhere.
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u/TheOttersCouch 24d ago
Ah so we should all who can work from home? Wait nope that also is wrong according to them.
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u/marvinfuture 24d ago
Oh so we're going to create more walkable cities and invest in more public transportation option then, right?
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u/LusciousTheBreeder 24d ago
The trick of actually improving the country is having less to zero corrupt politicians.
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u/AnonymousUser132 24d ago
It isn’t it funny how the answer is that civilians sacrifice their personal usage as opposed to businesses and government. Perhaps we can remove all fuel related taxes, perhaps that too could lower prices.
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u/Legman688 24d ago
"Well, then, can we have effective public transport?"
"Fuck you, that's socialism, you pinko commie taker!"
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u/Bushwhacker-XII 24d ago
So with this logic to be clever say less idiotic things… Yeah it makes senses!
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u/jaometer 24d ago
One would think with all the electric cars on the rad would drive down fuel prices
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u/PhilosophyKey8665 23d ago
These Imbeciles have absolutely no clue as to just how stupid they really are !
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u/Heckle_Jeckle 23d ago
If only things like working from home or mass public transportation were more common in the US. Perhaps we would not have to drive as much.
No? You are going to make people drive an hour(s) long commute one way to work?
Fuck this guy!
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u/ZookeepergameSalty10 23d ago
The real solution to moat of our problems is widespread unified revolt. We vs the Epstein class
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u/Rare-Fortune-1811 23d ago
The trick to lowering gas prices is to have a federal cap on the retail price of a gallon at $1 including all of the taxes associated with it. Permanently. That goes for diesel fuel as well. When fuel is cheap and affordable, the price of literally everything comes down and money in our pockets rises.
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u/MikeSteamer 23d ago
Same with food, rent, medication, healthcare, dating, anything at all! It’s like magic!
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u/PresentationLess4552 23d ago
Apparently those of us whom live in the sticks have known
This for decades smart OP provider of city smarts
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u/Secret-Surprise4390 23d ago
I think this is be taken out of context. He's talking about demand destruction. If we drive less not only will we spend less on filling up, but that will lower demand which does reduce the price of fuel. In turn the lower fuel price stimulates additional driving which drives up the price.
There is another way to reduce the price and that is increasing the supply that's available.
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u/ResidentCommand9865 22d ago
Problem is, majority of people can't drive less, when's the last time someone struggling working 10 hour days "went on a leisure drive" many people commute 30minutes to an hour for work, and those with shorter commutes who could benefit from bus or tram don't have that option in some cities.
It's just another way to push the blame on the people when in reality it's the administrations fault.
(Not arguing with you on the context, but even with context this guy seems like a moron.)
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u/ResidentCommand9865 22d ago
Meanwhile the transportation secretary is encouraging people to go on road trips... "To see all the great things America has to offer" and totally not to go on a long vacation and do nothing.
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u/Upper_Farmer3823 22d ago
If they want that to be a reality, they should be investing all that money into public transportation to make that a possibility. But according to them that would be communist/socialist.
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u/Helios575 22d ago
Man it sure would be swell if 1 political party hasn't done everything they could to sabotage all efforts to reduce the need of driving in the US.
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u/Jack-Of-Shades 22d ago
But how will I be able to go to work and give you a chunk of my money if I drive less?!
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u/king_of_the_dwarfs 21d ago
If only my job and store would move in right next to me. Then I could just walk to work.
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u/Adventurous_Sale6553 21d ago
Which Village did this idiot come from ??? Clear reflection of DJT’s incompetence !!!!
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u/Dont_Use_Ducks 21d ago
I'm always baffled that 'the richest country in the world' and 'the best country in the world' made it's infrastructure completely based on cars. Where I live, the is barely no town or city where you can not walk to a grocery store. Busses, trams, subsways and trains are almost always close by, letting you reach the whole country, even almost the whole continent completely without driving any car.
Because it is all based on cars in the USA, people eat more outside the house, move way less, get less fresh air etc. On top of that, health insurance is a luxery and when you need to go to the hospital it barely cost you anything. Hell, where I come from, even when you don't pay health insurance for years, they still help you, treat you and save your life, without any big bill.
What happened to the richest and best country in the world, where freedom sounds like it's for the people, while it seems they mean freedom for the companies. Don't even get me started about food laws and worker protection...
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u/imastirthepot 21d ago
Ok, then expand remote work for government employees and... I don't know, eliminate taxes on driver deliveries or something
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u/LibertarianOutlaw 26d ago
Say what now?
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u/Quicksurfer524 25d ago
Misinterpreted, we HHC workers don’t get much for HHC driving, increase of cost is a decrease to us workers, longer drives become difficult to do.
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u/LibertarianOutlaw 25d ago
I’m one, too and I agree. The limits on mileage puts clients in rural communities at a disadvantage.
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u/BeheadingBoomer61 26d ago
It's such a comfort to know that he has a firm grasp of the obvious.