Should people have the ability to choose to be contractors? For example, “Accept wage X as an employee, work these set hours, and you have to bring in some mul

Should people have the ability to choose to be contractors? For example, “Accept wage X as an employee, work these set hours, and you have to bring in some multiple of X to justify your employment. Or stay a contractor, work when you want, get the benefit of surge pricing and keep a fixed % of your revenue” As a consumer of Uber and Lyft, what differentiates them from Taxis is the ability for them to react to changes in demand. (Try finding a taxi in the rain) I can’t see them pulling this off without some portion of the workforce being contingent.