There should be legislation on the gig economy to draw some thoughtful tradeoffs (and hopefully some safe harbors) so that employees, contractors, and "whatever we call the new thing" are clearly defined and we have some rational idea of what the benefits to the worker/firm are.
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A good regulatory approach could give companies more certainty to get what they want (lowest possible labor costs; highest possible predictability of service quality) AND let workers find a firm which aligns with their priorities (flexibility, benefits, wages, whatever).
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One would also hope to rationalize regulation of the workers themselves to take into account the socioeconomic realities of the app-driven work force.
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I was a software consultant. I can successfully file a Schedule C or pay for someone to do it for me. It requires pervasive recordkeeping, organization, and non-trivial math? Whatever, that's what I do. That's a pretty intense set of asks for folks low on the ladder.
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You could imagine a Schedule U for app-dispatched workers. Your choice: either keep all your receipts and do bookkeeping and file a schedule C, or file a U. a) Gross payments: ____ (reported by firm) b) Deemed expenses: (a) * 0.30 c) Deemed net profit: (a) - (b) Copy c to 1040
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