The Mobility Myth.Thank you for Alison Wellner's great article on "The Mobility Myth" (April). One more point is the telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. revolution and the ability of millions of workers to live where they want to live for the duration of their natural lives. I am part of the 2.7 percent of American households that moved across state lines in 2004. We empty nesters, age 60, married 38 years--moved from Northern Virginia Northern Virginia (NoVA) consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and Manassas Park. to Lopez Island Lopez Island is the third largest of the U.S. San Juan Islands, and the first stop of four on the Washington State Ferries' San Juan Islands run. A normal sailing takes 45 minutes from Anacortes to Lopez. , Washington, where I do the same work (editing financial newsletters and research reports) via the Internet. We intend to live here the rest of our lives. Given a choice, most people like to stay put, and we love our new small-town community and big-city connections (via DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary technology).We also tend to leave high-tax or rising-tax states like Virginia to live in no-income-tax states like Washington. States had best treat their high-income taxpayers well--there are 49 other choices. Gary Alexander Lopez Island, WA |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion