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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by jshowa3 on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @12:57PM (#20942224)
The reason they don't have a choice is because the system is designed to provide the lowest quality of living possible because we haven't done basic things like raised minimum wage with inflation or institute universal health care.

Instead we've subsidized all these gig corporations so frequently that one of the biggest ones pays 0 in federal taxes. Something I don't even get the choice to do.

It's about time we stop capitulating to desperation.

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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by leetcrew on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @03:29PM (#20943786)
> Instead we've subsidized all these gig corporations so frequently that one of the biggest ones pays 0 in federal taxes.

which one is this?

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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by jshowa3 on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @07:29PM (#20945887)
Amazon
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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by leetcrew on Thursday September 12, 2019 @07:29AM (#20950241)
how do they get out of paying payroll tax?
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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by rockinghigh on Thursday September 12, 2019 @10:15AM (#20951667)
They probably mean corporate income tax.
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