[T.B. Yoits]

They're blaming homeless people and criminals but these stores were quite willing to tolerate that for years. The stores are closing because the workers have left; either because the company bailed out of California or the employees are working remotely and not coming back.

Remote work has separated the last link in a chain that forced people who fled Democrat urban areas to still commute into them and thus subsidize them.

[cgbg]

“Remote work has separated the last link in a chain that forced people who fled Democrat urban areas to still commute into them and thus subsidize them.”

Correct—the folks here complaining about remote work are missing the big picture.

The big cities will die—rural people with blue collar skills have a bright future.

[drwoof]

Excellent point.