RBS: Panic! Sell everything! Meltdown looming!

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jammy-git said:

Would it? I imagine 80% of people at least travel to work at their own cost. Better roads might free up a tiny amount of disposal income for these people (which then might help Amazon and the supermarkets mainly), but I'm not sure it's going to make much of a dent in improving the economy as a whole.

1. Find a traffic jam.
2. Use your eyes and engage your brain.

Who is in the vehicles around you? Who's paying for the cost of those vehicles? Depreciation, insurance, tax, servicing etc. etc. Who's paying for the time of the person(s) sat in the vehicle?

During the working week especially, the huge majority of the above will fall to the bottom line of businesses and public bodies. Colossal costs are being incurred, needlessly, every day, because of a lack of investment in roads.

Everyone stuck in traffic that does not need to be there is a drag on productivity.

[jammy-git]

People generally get paid the same salary whether they have to endure a 2 hour commute or a 2 minute walk. Businesses don't pay for their employee's commute to work!

[Welshbeef]

jammy-git said:

I think you're in the minority then. I would say if most people's commutes were cut by 30 minutes that would be 30 minutes more they'd spend in bed, getting the children ready for school or watching the news/reading PH.

So you are saying employee welfare would improve - work life balance improved.

Roles/opportunities for individuals which used to be too far now within acceptable commute.

Lower child care costs possibly/ being able to take your child to more after school swimming /Sports or helping them with homework v them already in bed. More time to do the routine chores thus freeing up weekend time for whatever they want to do.

A normal working day is 8 hours so spending 25% of that time again simply getting here is such a waste.

[Digga]

jammy-git said:

People generally get paid the same salary whether they have to endure a 2 hour commute or a 2 minute walk. Businesses don't pay for their employee's commute to work!

Who said anything about commuting, open your mind up? I'm talking about people 'on the clock'.

How do you think trades and professionals get to client's premises? How do goods get into your local Tesco metro? The home you live in and the premises you work in; did they miraculously sprout forth from the ground, or in fact, did people, with materials and machines arrive on site and build them? How do all these people, goods and physical services get around during their working day?