> I think it has to do with wages. It doesn't, you're literally paying a middleman to take away the risk and hassle of hiring an employee. That's the added val

> I think it has to do with wages. It doesn't, you're literally paying a middleman to take away the risk and hassle of hiring an employee. That's the added value here. Otherwise, you could just hire the worker directly for what that middleman is paying them. Working as a contractor, you get a pretty good idea of what your "rights" are worth in pure dollar terms.