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quakerboy

(14,924 posts) Sun Mar 13, 2022, 05:00 AM Mar 2022

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Given our desire to get away from Russian oil.. and our presumably desire to help other allies who are more dependent to do the same...

We should be framing pushing employees to work from home as patriotism. Not just allowing or extending, but pushing for as much as possible. And the inverse, regularly framing any push to bring workers back to the office as support for the Russian war of aggression.

Every gallon we unnecessarily burn is a gallon someone somewhere has to buy from putin instead

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Maybe someone's already said this [View all] quakerboy Mar 2022 OP

I was kind of expecting people to start car-pooling again. Frustratedlady Mar 2022 #1

When you ride alone, you ride with Hitler Blue Owl Mar 2022 #5

I agree with you, but President Biden supports the opposite. Mariana Mar 2022 #2

Just because its safer now lefthandedskyhook Mar 2022 #4

That will come with more public transportation and easier and safer commutes, right? ck4829 Mar 2022 #6

Russian oil Bear Creek Mar 2022 #3

I so wish we would do that. The taxing it for healthcare and social benefits part. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #8

It is not negligible. It is a global market quakerboy Mar 2022 #9

Our market Bear Creek Mar 2022 #13

Our market is the largest in the world quakerboy Mar 2022 #17

To add some math quakerboy Mar 2022 #10

A drop in a bucket Bear Creek Mar 2022 #14

You make my point quakerboy Mar 2022 #18

I wish we would begin a conservation effort. It would help the situation a lot. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #7

Working from home is bad for restauranteurs. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2022 #11

driving unnecessary miles is good for putin. quakerboy Mar 2022 #12

Restaurants can become more innovative. Set up work-from-home pre-paid, weekly deliveries. Samrob Mar 2022 #15

It would be nice if we moved to a more permanent solution... Wounded Bear Mar 2022 #16

Exactly quakerboy Mar 2022 #19