The difference between freelancing and employment is spurious to begin with and is really only differentiated to make collecting taxes easier for the government

The difference between freelancing and employment is spurious to begin with and is really only differentiated to make collecting taxes easier for the government. Which also means that the government is known to reclassify freelance agreements into employment agreements to suit their favour. 50/50 might be closer to the norm if buyers and sellers had more freedom to choose.