Originally Posted by
gloopy
Not sure about how to improve commuting either, but one "quick fix" would be to give commuters unlimited priority passes for commuting between their official domicile and home for work only. And/or a listing window (24-48 hours maybe?) in advance that would guarantee priority.
Not sure what the feds could do. They could never in their wildest dreams force you to live somewhere (or even define what that means) but they could force tracking of all flights as duty time. But what about the pretend "locals" who drive 2-3 or more hours? How is that "rest"? Shouldn't we have cameras in our homes 24/7 live streaming to the FAA to make sure we're well rested and not stressed? Worst case we take a hit and have to commute up a day earlier a lot of the time. Best case we get a "netjets" style "pick a city and we PS you where we need you" system. Or somewhere in between.
I agree with your statements on reserves. The fantasy days of never doing anything ever are over. Not because the company won't give us that anymore, but because most of us are no longer willing to subsidize micro-niche kingdoms like that anymore because they are insanely expensive and the over all group gets little to nothing out of it.
If the past two years is any reference, you shouldn't be surprised at what our government can and will do. They've already said that they don't like commuting. All anyone has to do is look at the commercial drivers situation that they've implemented. Drivers have to get tested for sleep apnea. They have higher physical standards than they used to. And currently, they want to reduce their daily hours that they can drive to 8. That's a potential 27% drop in available working hours per day.
So don't assume that the government can't come in and screw everything up. They always do.