Re:The Gig Economy’s False Promise
by Apocryphon on Monday April 10, 2017 @01:22PM
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The ideal solution would be to decouple the crucial benefits offered by W-2 jobs from those jobs. For instance, good health insurance- the government should offer a public option for that, instead. Given that medical debt is a crippling problem for many Americans, getting that resolved would go a long way towards recovering the Middle Class.
Re:The Gig Economy’s False Promise
by prostoalex on Monday April 10, 2017 @01:29PM
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> good health insurance- the government should offer a public option for that, instead
They do already offer the ACA exchanges as well as subsidies for low-income wage earners under ACA. ACA also mandates a maximum annual out-of-pocket cost of $6,600 per individual (and $13,200 for entire family). While still a substantial amount, it's a far cry from millions of dollars of medical bills that people were saddled with pre-ACA.
have to implies there's a wealth of "white-collar work or stable and well-paying blue-collar work" out there but people are forced or coerced to act against their best interests.
What's the alternative? Let's say the government decides to step in and make a structural change by changing the rules on W-2 employee vs 1099 contractor treatment. Will this lead to a resurrection of the American Middle Class?