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It's not lazy, it's _greedy_. The state is only interesting in getting a share of the Uber/Lyft pie via payroll and unemployment taxes. They would also get auto
by x3n0ph3n3 6y ago
It's not lazy, it's _greedy_. The state is only interesting in getting a share of the Uber/Lyft pie via payroll and unemployment taxes. They would also get automatic deduction of taxes from peoples' paychecks who would otherwise be under the reporting limit.
- MAGZine 6y agoIndependent contractors pay both sides of the payroll tax, don't they? So there's no greed there. Unemployment is a different case, but here, it would actually make the state liable for more money—it would be a pretty weird greed situation.
- x3n0ph3n3 6y ago> Independent contractors pay both sides of the payroll tax, don't they? So there's no greed there. Not if they are under the reporting limit, which many drivers are.