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> Yes, so what? That's the nature of freelance marketplaces. So those types of businesses don't even belong in a discussion about Uber. They involve different b
by jdmichal 11y ago
> Yes, so what? That's the nature of freelance marketplaces. So those types of businesses don't even belong in a discussion about Uber. They involve different business transactions.
I find it somewhat humorous that you don't realize that this is the entire point. "Contractors" are supposed to have these freedoms, however Uber workers do not. The differences exactly like these are why their workers are being force-reclassified to "employees".
- ahallock 11y agoDo the workers get a say in how they're classified? If we really care about the workers, then maybe they should have a choice in what they want. Instead it's "force-reclassified" because authoritarians and lawyers know best.
- kefka 11y agoAh. A libertarian. Being an employee is strictly better because you are protected many ways. You get workers comp for on the job injuries, overtime law, OSHA compliance, unemployment compensation, along with not paying the employers' tax yourself. The gig economy is the starting of stratifying out undesirable people to a less-than-minimum-wage employee. And this is disgusting and wrong. We as a citizenry deserve better.