High gas prices promote 'digital nomad' lifestyle

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High gas prices promote 'digital nomad' lifestyle

I live in a populous area that has seen dynamic growth over the last few years.

What I see generally lacking in this country is an efficient "mass-transit" infrastructure.

A few years ago, we had a local referendum on the ballot to build a rail line connecting two large cities a scant 70 miles apart. This referendum was voted down, primarily due to the increased taxes to fund the project.

If this referendum was on the ballot today, I am sure that it would pass. It seems that us Americans are near sighted. Most of the industrialized world has been dealing with high fuel prices for years, and most have come to the conclusion that an effective "mass-transit" infrastructure is critical.

In closing, more needs to be done to promote and develop mass transit options in this country.

Really guys, just start

Really guys, just start adjusting to it, it won't be lower, furthermore, the gas prices will be rising. Start searching for alternatives, like hydrogen water cars.

But why do we still need more fuel?

Ok, we've figured out that higher cost, in both time and fuel, push people away from driving as much. Now maybe we can work on why, despite driving over 4% less, we still need the same amount of fuel?

Telecommuting and reality

My wife is a long time employee of a fairly large corporation who has been telecommuting for two years now. As she will tell you, the managers in her company are less than enthusiastic about the concept as they see it creating an inevitable loss of managerial clout and control over employees. My guess is that telecommuting will only work well in companies lacking an aggressive management concerned with the politics of the moment.

My wife telecommutes for a

My wife telecommutes for a fairly large company where she has worked for many years. As she will tell you, however, it's no secret that managers don't much care for it as they privately complain that it "erodes" their clout and control. So, the option of telecommuting is limited to companies with a truly objective managerial culture, not one with an aggressive power structure in place.

Better MPG

I have been telecommuting for years with no complaint. But when you do have to commute now because you have to deal with traffic and high gas prices. Gas is $4/gallon here in California and I save about 40-50% by using this time tested gas saver.

As To Off Shoring U.S. Jobs ...

I suppose there are some jobs that could easily be outsourced if American Corporations choose to push tele-commuting that far out into the debate. However, since there seem to be less and less Americans who write, must less speak, grammatically correct English - much less being able to write technically (such as an engineer) AND precisely (as a professional writer), I think the jobs for Technical Writers and Information Developers will keep folks here in America busy for decades to come.