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Senators' latest telework legislation could imperil remote work

2 pointsby intunderflowabout 1 year ago

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Terr_about 1 year ago
[... for Federal government Employees.]<p>I cynically think this is a deceitful attempt to appease certain political donor companies more than anything else:<p>&gt; [Manchin:] “Local businesses in West Virginia and across the country are also suffering from a lack of consumer traffic during work days, which is negatively impacting our local economies. I encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this commonsense legislation that brings our society closer to pre-pandemic normalcy.”<p>Or:<p>&gt; [Romney:] “It has been nearly a year since President Biden formally ended COVID-19 public health emergency declarations, yet most of our federal office buildings remain empty -- wasting millions of taxpayer dollars every day,”<p>So why isn&#x27;t he in favor of selling or mothballing the buildings? Oh, right, it&#x27;s not about the government <i>saving</i> money, it&#x27;s about forcing the government to indirectly <i>spend</i> money with private interests.