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This should push so many buttons, in particular those belonging to unions & folks who still think minimum wage laws are a good idea.
by duncan_bayne 15y ago
This should push so many buttons, in particular those belonging to unions & folks who still think minimum wage laws are a good idea.
- bandushrew 15y ago? I think this is a good idea, and I think unions and minimum wage laws are a good idea. you appear to think there is some kind of contradiction there?
- kristofferR 15y agoWhat if I (as a runner) bid $10 on a task that took me two hours to complete?
- docgnome 15y agoMinimum wage laws are there to prevent employees from being paid peanuts. They don't apply to the self-employed.
- bandushrew 15y agowhat if you did? that would make you a bad businessman, but I dont think your business acumen is an argument either for or against the minimum wage?
- _delirium 15y agoI would expect minimum-wage laws would still apply? I mean, they may be hard to enforce for short-term cash-only transactions, but that's true with other informal jobs as well: Craigslist gigs, or even the old-fashioned method of paying one of the guys standing outside Home Depot for a few hours of construction labor. (Though an interesting question would be whether TaskRabbit makes any attempt to enforce minimum wages, or if that's the responsibility of the buyer.)
- ig1 15y agoI imagine the individuals would count as self-employed contractors and so wouldn't fall under minimum wage laws due to not being employees.