▲ 1504 ▼ People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office (www.theguardian.com) submitted 3 years ago by 0110010001100010@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 192 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Asifall@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It seems simpler to just tax gas at a more rational rate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] krakenx@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Simpler perhaps, but not really better. High gas prices hurt the poor disproportionately because it's a larger part of their income, they don't have as much control over WFH policies or their locations for reducing commutes, and they can't typically afford to upgrade to fuel efficient vehicles. Plus since almost everything is transported by truck, high gas prices make the cost of everything else go up too. I think part of the labor shortage is from people who did the math and quit after realising that they weren't actually earning anything after subtracting transportation costs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Asifall@lemmy.world -2 points 3 years ago If we’re talking about some sort of tax on employers based on the commute of their employees, it’s going to disproportionately affect the poor anyway. If you tax employers though you’re incentivizing further control of their employees lives. Yes, higher gas prices would increase the cost of shipping and therefore most products, but there’s no world in which we hold corporations accountable for their externalities and consumer goods remain as cheap as they are. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] krakenx@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Simpler perhaps, but not really better. High gas prices hurt the poor disproportionately because it's a larger part of their income, they don't have as much control over WFH policies or their locations for reducing commutes, and they can't typically afford to upgrade to fuel efficient vehicles. Plus since almost everything is transported by truck, high gas prices make the cost of everything else go up too. I think part of the labor shortage is from people who did the math and quit after realising that they weren't actually earning anything after subtracting transportation costs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Asifall@lemmy.world -2 points 3 years ago If we’re talking about some sort of tax on employers based on the commute of their employees, it’s going to disproportionately affect the poor anyway. If you tax employers though you’re incentivizing further control of their employees lives. Yes, higher gas prices would increase the cost of shipping and therefore most products, but there’s no world in which we hold corporations accountable for their externalities and consumer goods remain as cheap as they are. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Asifall@lemmy.world -2 points 3 years ago If we’re talking about some sort of tax on employers based on the commute of their employees, it’s going to disproportionately affect the poor anyway. If you tax employers though you’re incentivizing further control of their employees lives. Yes, higher gas prices would increase the cost of shipping and therefore most products, but there’s no world in which we hold corporations accountable for their externalities and consumer goods remain as cheap as they are. permalink fedilink source parent