Their debts and obligations are similarly fixed. They could have bought a smaller house had they known that their hours would be reduced, but now it is difficult to downsize the one that they did buy.
一个问题是工人有不因工作时长（从而薪酬）削减而减少的固定成本，比如通勤成本和医疗成本。他们的债务和义务也有类似的固定性。如果他们知道工时可能被削减，当初就会买更小的房子，但现在要减少已经购买的规模十分困难。