Environment, Economy, Employment

Environment, Economy, Employment

President Obama has been tying these three things together. How will this tie affect International Real Estate? Looking at employment 1st , the creation of new, cleaner energy sources would create jobs by itself. These people will mostly be working in construction and manufacturing and driving to work every day making more pollution. Lets face it, this is part of the old model. Work more to consume more; so other people can work more to produce the things we consume and use more energy and more raw materials and other resources. Is this model sustainable?

What if we consumed less of the things that use up our resources and clutter up our space. Economy of scale might be lost in some industries. Maybe we could manufacture and farm closer to the final user and save some energy and pollution. Every job that could be done remotely could be done from home. Leaving the net to the employee and the employer higher. People could live in exotic locations and still have their regular job. If people didn’t have to consume so much they could work less. Maybe 3 people could hold 2 positions. One of them could take off 4 months each year and enjoy a vacation home. Long vacations would save on travel over multiple small vacations.

People would have more time to enjoy recreation and creative pursuits. More people could be employed in the arts, scientific research and entertainment.

David Segrest is a REALTOR® in Charlotte NC. His website is http://www.segrestrealty.com His email is david@segrestrealty.com He is also a contributor on Argentina to: http://realestatebloginternational.com/