If that were to happen, watch the home values in the Washington DC area come down drastically. Watch Washington DC become a complete slum city.
With Congress telecommuting, even the president’s residence could be moved to whatever is the hometown for the president.
Biggest change would be with the lobbyists, who would have to commute to each congress member’s office in order to get “business” done (and no, telecommuting wouldn’t work for lobbyists and the congress members, because, video and audio sessions would be recorded, and they don’t want shady deals recorded).
TWO SIDES to this coin:
1. Easy to understnad how hard it would be for ‘out-of-state’ and foreign lobbyists to visit every office for direct backroom deals.
2. Also worth considering LOCAL lobbying, people from their own state/district.
“...watch the home values in the Washington DC area come down drastically...”
You are so correct. DC has an artificial lobbyist economy. And guess what?
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D.C. Ranks as Most Expensive City in the Nation to Live
Actually, DC would become a tourist town, exactly what it should be. Free market tourism would replace the lobbyists. But its real estate values would plummet — you bet.