[technick]

Companies should be forced to pay some sort of commute tax every time they force someone to come into an office. Driving an hour to the office and back home, in your car has an impact on everyone and everything around them, it's time they pay up.

[ProfessorLayton]

At least in the Bay Area, the commute is the tax that follows a severe lack of housing supply, which cities fight tooth and nail against, while encouraging more office space. Low density and driver-centric planning also makes public transport less feasible.