Tag: gig economy
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The gig economy exists mostly to avoid payroll taxes
Gig work is sold as flexibility, but the structural logic favors companies dodging payroll taxes and benefits costs. Here’s what the model really optimizes for.
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Independent contractor classifications are mostly tax fraud with extra steps
Many companies classify workers as contractors to dodge payroll taxes and benefits. The IRS and DOL agree it’s often illegal — but enforcement is uneven.
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Side hustles aren’t for everyone
The side hustle economy promises freedom and extra income, but for many people the math, time cost, and stress make it a net loss. Here’s how to tell.
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Adjunct professors are the gig workers nobody marches for
Adjunct professors teach a majority of college classes for poverty wages and no benefits. They’re America’s most invisible gig workforce. Here’s why nothing changes.
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The gig economy survives because the law lets companies pretend workers aren’t workers
The gig model depends on calling workers contractors. The legal contortions to maintain that fiction are getting harder to defend in court and at the ballot.
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1099 vs W-2 is a moral question, not just a tax one
Worker classification looks like a tax issue but it’s really about who carries the risk. Many 1099 arrangements quietly offload it onto workers.
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Side hustles are exploitation dressed up as empowerment
The side hustle was sold as freedom but functions as wage suppression. Here’s why the gig economy benefits employers more than the workers it celebrates.
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Worker misclassification is the biggest unenforced legal violation in America
Millions of workers are labeled contractors when the law says they’re employees. The penalties exist on paper. Enforcement is another story entirely.
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The strange world of professional line sitters
Professional line sitters now wait for sneaker drops, restaurant reservations, congressional hearings, and concert tickets — for hourly pay. Inside the gig.
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The Gig Economy Is Financially Dangerous
Gig work pays advertised hourly rates that hide the real costs. Once you account for everything, the financial risk is far higher than the pitch.