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by AzzieElbab 470 days ago
Is anyone even remotely curious why do government offices with no desks exist?
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It's GSO-owned real estate. Most cities have seen a precipitous drop in office utilization post-COVID, and it's a weak market for selling commercial office space.

It's likely tax-exempt from property taxes, upkeep is likely minimal, and even empty office space is an appreciating asset. I'd be more surprised if it didn't exist.

Appreciation of the asset doesn't matter if you are leasing it. Neither does tax exemptions if you are the government.
Do you know what a lease is? I can explain if you need.

This is like asking "Why does my car that I leased for 3 years still exist after 1?" Idk man.

I hope your leased car has a driver's seat and can be driven. Also, I hope you leased the car with your own money
> hope your leased car has a driver's seat and can be driven

Huh?

And what does my own money have anything to do with this? The leases were bought and then they had to pay. Are you implying people knew Covid was going to hit when they got these leases? It's hard for me to understand why this is such a complex thing to grasp. Particularly since it's been a focal point in our lives for 4 straight years.

You are speaking with 100% certainty of the timelines. You don't know any details of these leases and are simply making assumptions. Even if your assumptions are correct, the pandemic officially ended 2 years ago.
> Even if your assumptions are correct, the pandemic officially ended 2 years ago.

You think the effects of a pandemic that literally stopped the world for over an entire year just goes away with the last case? I knew I was arguing with children on this site.

The pandemic pushed everyone home. The office buildings that were leased are no longer needed. And EVEN SO, you could make the argument that prematurely ending a lease when you weren't sure the biggest raging dipshit on this planet wouldn't get elected and force everyone back in (like he is doing right now) despite it being a really really dumb idea isn't that far-fetched.

You idiots will go to the ends of the earth to defend the absolute shitshow that is Doge and have this unbelievable need to believe that the government is chalk full of poeple who couldn't be bothered to make sure they weren't spedning millions on useless shit. GFTO

Read a book for christ's sake.

Have you read a single lease contract? Take your meds and read one