Posted on 05/03/2018 12:52:04 PM PDT by Kaslin
Not to be supporting Uber, et al, but why do Californians do everything they possibly can to kill companies and jobs?...................
In a normal place, the public would get fed up an vote them out of office. In a California, they just want to emulate Venezula when the chickens come home to roost.
The end goal for these people is complete government ownership of all the means of production. Government would be the sole employer. They can’t get there just yet, but they take every step they can to move toward their goal.
The minimum hourly rate is one step. bernie’s guaranteed job for all is a giant step. This is a baby step.
I wonder if this will impact the tens of thousands of contract teachers (adjuncts) at all levels of the California community college and state university systems.
Probably not.
I think they’re overreaching when they include AirBnB.
California...meet Detroit.
The turnover among Uber drivers is so high that I don’t think many would qualify as employees.
Uber, AirB&B, fracking, the internet, GMOs, etc. Ever notice how “progressives” reflexively oppose all innovation?
But they love trains and windmills. How progressive.
Why is that....?....anyone know...?
I've been driving for UBER for 2 years...a few issues with UBER maps that's about all.
I drive for Uber and Lyft on weekends. So this is one more reason to stay away from the states on the Left Coast.
Seeing as employee business expenses are no longer deductible under the TCJA, drivers will most definitely NOT want to be W-2 employees. Watch for these Kali-based companies to move their headquarters elsewhere.
Is the “gig economy” how nascent rock and roll bands get paid?
The temporary worker ‘knows’ their pay before they accept a work assignment which they ‘choose’ to accept or not.... They also know it does not include benefits. Like any job you go to you agree with what you're offered or not at the time of hire...........further they can leave the job at any time if it doesn't suit them.
For the big corporations this also applies... however the temporary worker generally is under the ‘false assumption’ that if he hangs in there long enough they will offer a permanent position, which is not the purpose of ‘temporary’ work........the time line will be according to the fluctuations of production etc. of the company.....and you may not work every day but only as needed.
“Not to be supporting Uber, et al, but why do Californians do everything they possibly can to kill companies and jobs?...................”
They are not, necessarily, trying to kill companies. What they are trying to do is increase their tax base and tax flow. A company has strict cash flow requirements for taxes. They press a button to send your pay check, but the taxes you would have earned are sent first; every week or two. That cash flow alone would be a huge increase. They think. Also, if you examine the rules for employees, they are extremely expensive to have. Much of that expense, unemployment “insurance,” for example, is really an additional tax. It’s all about money.
The ultimate effect, though, will be short-lived as most of the companies can’t afford to do business that way, or, only exist as a business because they don’t have traditional employees. So, in reality all that potential tax revenue isn’t really there to tap.
The nice thing about gig economy jobs is the ability to get in and out quick. Many people do them while they are looking for something more permanent, but they still want money coming in.
There are numerous videos on YouTube talking about all of the downsides of Uber, mostly by current or past Uber drivers. In one they mentioned the huge turnover.
California politicians are bought and paid for by the labor unions. The labor unions are luddites.
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