Posted on 12/17/2019 1:56:13 PM PST by Red Badger
Now it bites them in their posterior.............
Petard, meet hoist...
Oops!
lol
Unintended (?) Consequences
I wish your pic was accurate, but unfortunately, these idiots do breed.
Liberals never consider the unintended consequences in their march to socialism.................
What’s amazing:
These journos who want unionized work, and find themselves unemployed without it, have EVERYTHING they need to do exactly what they want.
They have all the contacts, equipment, editing tools, etc needed to launch a new (and unionized!) news service TOMORROW.
There is great demand for a real news service (vs propaganda outlet), so they’d have little difficulty finding a paying audience.
They can organize it however they like.
And it’s not happening.
Is this an attack on the 1st amendment?
Not really, because it applies to manufacturing companies and computer companies as well.................
Wow. Weird.
Oh, so this is some kind of forced unionization?
No, it’s an attack on mis-classified workers. It is finally an attack on the gig economy.
By declaring them employees, the government gets more control over their pay and work conditions. One more step towards the goal: total government control over all the means of production.
No, it basically says if they contribute more than 35 articles per year, they must be considered EMPLOYEES, not CONTRACTORS, and would be eligible for all thew benefits...................
It’s an attempt to stop the misclassification of Independent Contractors in the new gig economy.
In some ways it is to protect IC’s from being ‘abused’ by their hiring company.
In other ways it’s to get companies to pay the taxes that protect workers. Workers Compensation or unemployment taxes, that often times IC’s who are one person operations don’t pay.
I actually don’t think this is a horrible adjustment...yet.
Downside...loss of jobs and prices go up. The best freelancers, giggers, etc. will get decent paying employment. The rest better sharpen their skills.
Okay, I guess I don’t see the down side of a Gig Economy. People are employed and may even prefer that type of work. People may not be able to find permanent employment but will be able to find “gig” employment.
I bet that a lot of small businesses and start ups work this way.
Thanks. Makes sense now.
“Workers Compensation or unemployment taxes, that often times IC’s who are one person operations don’t pay.”
ICs can’t draw those on “benefits” ... why should they be forced to pay them?
People should be allowed to be “employed” any way they see fit. I suspect a LOT of people would want to be ICs. Yes, I am aware of the lack of benefits and all of that other stuff ... sometimes, people just want a lump sum of cash and will get the “benefits” they need as they see fit.
This attack on the “gig economy” is nothing more than a ploy for governments to fill their coffers. Moreover, the government prefers to be paid, directly, by employers. Individuals might get the bright idea to starve these scumbags by not paying taxes if they were sick and tired of the scummy games politicians play.
>>Contractors who wish to continue contributing can do so but “need to understand they will not be paid for future contributions,” he said.
Exposure!
It’s like the millionaire Leftists who run SXSW and get thousands of volunteers and thousands of bands to work for free while they make a fortune.
“Hey like we’ll give you $250 for traveling to this country and getting a hotel room etc OR we’ll give you a WRISTBAND to go to events!”
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