[B]Move the US capital to Kansas City[/B]

Sundae · 01-19-2007, 05:57 AM

This has been discussed in the UK as well. At least by me, down the pub anyway.

There are large bureaucratic offices that could be moved to cities with higher unemployment. Space isn't at so much of a premium outside London and everything from houses to beer would be cheaper for employees so their pay would go further.

Existing technology and communication mean that there is little difference in working 200 miles away as opposed to 2 or 20 miles away. In fact with the gridlock in Central London it's not as if you can just pop across the capital anyway.

And how much healthier for people to live closer to the countryside, or by the sea. And in the large provinical cites it's not as if staff wouldn't be close to familiar shops and facilities.

Ah well.

01-19-2007, 05:57 AM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	This has been discussed in the UK as well. At least by me, down the pub anyway. There are large bureaucratic offices that could be moved to cities with higher unemployment. Space isn't at so much of a premium outside London and everything from houses to beer would be cheaper for employees so their pay would go further. Existing technology and communication mean that there is little difference in working 200 miles away as opposed to 2 or 20 miles away. In fact with the gridlock in Central London it's not as if you can just pop across the capital anyway. And how much healthier for people to live closer to the countryside, or by the sea. And in the large provinical cites it's not as if staff wouldn't be close to familiar shops and facilities. Ah well. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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