By Trevor Burrus, courtesy of the Cato Institute On January 1, 2020, California Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) went into effect, drastically curtailing Californians’ freedom to work on their own terms as freelancers. The law, which was written by the AFL-CIO, presents many freelancers in the state with only two options: find a permanent employer willing to […]
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“Uber for Everything” Is Revolutionizing Africa’s Economy
“Uber for Everything” Is Revolutionizing Africa’s Economy By Martha Nojolomole, courtesy of the Foundation for Economic Education “Since its founding in 2008, Airbnb hosts across Africa have earned more than $400 million in direct income from renting out their properties via the service.” – Reuters, 2018 When safari guide Goodwin Ndosi first heard the […]
London Uber ban a “dark day”
“TfL’s effective ban on Uber represents a ‘dark day’ for consumers and drivers” By Shanker Singham, courtesy of IEA Transport for London’s effective ban on Uber in London represents a dark day for competition and progress in the UK. Uber – and other platforms like it – give consumers real alternatives […]
California’s AB5 will kill gig economy
New regulation, higher costs, more taxes — that’s how you foster innovation and encourage economic growth, right? Oh right, that’s how you do that other, “killing it off” thing. Well, California’s legislators have embraced the first view, and in their wisdom passed AB5, […]