00:00Your local government is currently paying your employer to force you back into daily traffic.
00:05Secret municipal contracts mandate specific occupancy levels to unlock billions in corporate tax break incentives.
00:13If your designated office desk stays empty, the company loses the massive subsidies funding expansion.
00:20You are being used as a physical metric to justify billions in city-funded property grants.
00:26Local officials demand your presence to protect the appraisal value of failing commercial real estate.
00:32This requirement ensures that your physical body generates the necessary foot traffic for urban retail.
00:39Your unpaid commute is a hidden subsidy for the city's declining public parking revenue streams.
00:45Large corporations prioritize these tax abatements over your personal health and your daily work productivity.