"Mostly" can be technically pretty vague.  Let's say I come up with a magic formula and argue that supply and demand is responsible for 60%. Sure, that constitutes "mostly" but I'd say that other 40% is pretty damn important, and a very high number.

Obviously no one can know for sure, and the conversation should be about how to use less gas and how to get off oil, not just how to temporarily lower the prices by 30 cents a gallon or whatever.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, there are 2 things that millions of employers could do virtually overnight (not exactly but pretty damn close compared to waiting for alternative energy/transportation infrastructure):

1. Move to a 4 day work week. Different employees have a different day off each week, etc.

2. Let people work from their home PC rather than commuting to their office job if possible. The fact is, this IS possible for millions of people and it requires very little investment generally speaking. And look, even if it means people work from home 1, 2 or 3 days a week and go into the office the other days for certain tasks, training or meetings, great, it still has an enormous impact.

I realize it's not practical for many, but I'm also intimately familiar with this process and know it can work and provide great benefits for the employer and employee, not to mention the fact that it would take an insane number of cars off the road which has plenty of other practical/financial benefits.

I'd like to hear Obama at least make these suggestions to employers across America.

by Tom Hanc on 06/16/2008 12:40:17 PM EST