"Telecommuting..."
Many of us are there or headed that way.
Good for making money and spending money.
We can shop on the internet for lots of stuff.
If someone can telecommute from thirty or forty miles away, why not just hire a guy in India for about 1/10 the salary and have him telecommute?
I've been telecommuting for about 20 years now. I do medical transcription at home. It has its downside but overall it's great.