[Ancesthntr]

“California lawmakers meant for the new law, Assembly Bill 5, to help Uber and Lyft drivers get more pay and benefits for working long hours. But instead, to save money, companies responded by slashing jobs for part-time and full-time freelance workers altogether — right before the holidays.”

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The problem here illustrates the general problem with liberals and Leftists regarding ALL matters, not just economic ones: they make decisions with their hearts and not their heads. ANYONE who was or is in business can tell you that if you increase costs that you’ll have less people working (and lower tax revenues, too - but that’s not at issue here). The simple point is that the market ALREADY pays Uber and Lyft drivers what they are worth - if they were worth more to these companies, they’d pay them more to keep them...but they’re NOT. So the good intentions of the idiot CA legislators (sorry for repeating myself) has, as usual, resulted in harm for the very people that they meant to help.

The great philosopher Ringo Starr had it right when he said, “Everything that the government touches turns to $hit.” Again, the article just provides another example of this principle. Government should STOP interfering with the markets. Lay down some safety rules and some limitations on hours for wage earners (as opposed to salaried workers).

I just hope that those who were fired don’t emote and blame their company for firing them, but that they think this through and understand that the blame falls squarely upon the legislature.

[Oldexpat]

They really intended to do this. The left doesn’t like this type of employment.

[all the best]

“they make decisions with their hearts”

Their dark, hateful, angry, envious, covetous hearts.