My previous employer was too cheap to pay for WebEx, so projects that could’ve been wrapped up in six days took six months instead. They’re now in bankruptcy court. I bet their new offshore developers have WebEx. So I’m with you on the benefits of telecommuting.
But … given the choice most employers will pick an on-site applicant over one who wants to telecommute from Alturas. Telecommuting always seems to boom during a labor shortage (e.g. the peak of the bubble) then contract as the applicant pool grows.
I love the idea of high-speed rail. But high-speed rail will take two decades to complete, and at best it’ll be cost-competitive when compared with flying. There’s already low-speed commuter rail service between Sacramento and San Jose, but at $527/mo it only makes sense in a real estate bubble economy.
And the recession will end. How much our state benefits depends on whether or not we have the will to create a real economy to replace the fake economy that brought so much false prosperity to our state in recent years.
