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by nickff 4741 days ago
Why should employers be responsible for the transit habits of their employees? Does this not also increase the cost of employment, thereby decreasing the employee's income?

From what I can see, this would be a hidden tax on the employee, which violates the principle that democracy requires maximum possible transparency.
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lostnet 4741 days ago
> Why should employers be responsible for the transit habits of their employees?

Because an employer is responsible for the transit habits of an employee which determines the capacity and cost of major arteries.

We have payed for these roads at the federal level first for the defense and now to allow the DOT to bully everyone. Transparent, eh?

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lmm 4741 days ago
In a world where we could measure everything for free we would charge employees directly for the externalities of their commute (e.g. the road space they consume). Since this is not practical we make the best approximations we can.
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