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Whats the incentive for anyone to propose this?

by Kareem71 4y ago

TylerE 4y ago
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- factsarelolz 4y ago
  ilbs?
zmk5 4y ago
Based on the name of the bill it seems it's supposed to target "unproductive" workers.
- downrightmike 4y ago
  So republican politicians?
  - dymk 4y ago
    Amusing you're getting downvoted for this, it's the GOP that just took the longest time in over a hundred years to elect a speaker of the house.
ender341341 4y ago
Mostly to appeal to blue-collar people by calling federal employees/office workers lazy and saying they aren't doing work cause they're working from home.
AlexandrB 4y ago
I think the GOP hates government employees and wants most of them to "get a real job". Plus, as the party that looks to the past for answers, this seems like a pretty natural thing for them to do.
- coev 4y ago
  This also panders to the executive/manager types that value butt-in-seat time over actual work getting done
red-iron-pine 4y ago
Did you read the article? They allude to reasons. FedGov owns a lot of space in DC and their presence drives a lot of the city's economy, like staffers stopping at Starbucks, etc. The DC Mayor has been asking for many buildings back to be repurposed for housing or other uses, too. And there is the perception that remote workers aren't working that hard, so somehow this is the fiscally responsible thing, despite the fact that ditching a lot of overheads could save the gub'mnt tons of money. It's not like the GOP thought they worked that hard to begin with... Lastly there is the "wag the dog" idea that this generates clicks and controversy while other bills, like those funding the IRS, or those that would improve minimum wage limits, languish quietly. Also, what's the average age in congress? To paraphrase a 60 year old I know, "this sounds like more Boomer Management".
JustSomeNobody 4y ago
Who does it benefit? Gas and Oil. Landlords. Who does it hurt (because cruelty is the point)? Workers.
anigbrowl 4y ago
Political capital, both in the form of publicity and donations.
dsfyu404ed 4y ago
They're trying to un-do anything pandemic related and they're taking a potshot at government workers while they're at it.
standardUser 4y ago
The GOP is pandering to their increasingly working-class base that generally has limited options to work from home and view it as an urban elitist phenomenon.
cozzyd 4y ago
The GOP is anti anything that might be construed as a COVID-19 mitigation measure.
Kon-Peki 4y ago
> Whats the incentive for anyone to propose this? It's just politicians doing politics. Democrats and Republicans both. This Congressional session is two weeks old, and there have already been 368 bills introduced in the House. Find your representative and all the junk they're already cosponsoring: https://www.congress.gov/sponsors-cosponsors/118th-congress/representatives/ALL https://www.congress.gov/sponsors-cosponsors/118th-congress/...

Whats the incentive for anyone to propose this?

TylerE 4y ago

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factsarelolz 4y ago
ilbs?

zmk5 4y ago

Based on the name of the bill it seems it's supposed to target "unproductive" workers.

downrightmike 4y ago
So republican politicians?
- dymk 4y ago
  Amusing you're getting downvoted for this, it's the GOP that just took the longest time in over a hundred years to elect a speaker of the house.

ender341341 4y ago

Mostly to appeal to blue-collar people by calling federal employees/office workers lazy and saying they aren't doing work cause they're working from home.

AlexandrB 4y ago

I think the GOP hates government employees and wants most of them to "get a real job". Plus, as the party that looks to the past for answers, this seems like a pretty natural thing for them to do.

coev 4y ago
This also panders to the executive/manager types that value butt-in-seat time over actual work getting done

red-iron-pine 4y ago

Did you read the article? They allude to reasons. FedGov owns a lot of space in DC and their presence drives a lot of the city's economy, like staffers stopping at Starbucks, etc. The DC Mayor has been asking for many buildings back to be repurposed for housing or other uses, too. And there is the perception that remote workers aren't working that hard, so somehow this is the fiscally responsible thing, despite the fact that ditching a lot of overheads could save the gub'mnt tons of money. It's not like the GOP thought they worked that hard to begin with... Lastly there is the "wag the dog" idea that this generates clicks and controversy while other bills, like those funding the IRS, or those that would improve minimum wage limits, languish quietly. Also, what's the average age in congress? To paraphrase a 60 year old I know, "this sounds like more Boomer Management".

JustSomeNobody 4y ago

Who does it benefit? Gas and Oil. Landlords. Who does it hurt (because cruelty is the point)? Workers.

anigbrowl 4y ago

Political capital, both in the form of publicity and donations.

dsfyu404ed 4y ago

They're trying to un-do anything pandemic related and they're taking a potshot at government workers while they're at it.

standardUser 4y ago

The GOP is pandering to their increasingly working-class base that generally has limited options to work from home and view it as an urban elitist phenomenon.

cozzyd 4y ago

The GOP is anti anything that might be construed as a COVID-19 mitigation measure.

Kon-Peki 4y ago

> Whats the incentive for anyone to propose this? It's just politicians doing politics. Democrats and Republicans both. This Congressional session is two weeks old, and there have already been 368 bills introduced in the House. Find your representative and all the junk they're already cosponsoring: https://www.congress.gov/sponsors-cosponsors/118th-congress/representatives/ALL https://www.congress.gov/sponsors-cosponsors/118th-congress/...