By Edward Longe, American Consumer Institute Since the turn of the twenty-first century, independent workers have become an increasingly important part of the modern American economy as workers choose flexibility over traditional “9 to 5” employment. This trend is most clearly evidenced by the substantial growth in the numbers of Americans participating in the […]
Tag: gig economy
California’s anti-freelance law violates free speech
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 […]
Will Canada follow California’s war on the gig economy?
“The Sharing Economy: Destroying Jobs Won’t Help Low-Income Workers” By Peter St. Onge and Daniel Dufort, courtesy of the Montreal Economic Institute Will Canada import California’s job-killing experiment and risk putting freelance work out of the reach of Canadians who need it? A case currently under consideration before the Supreme Court, Uber v. Heller,(1) […]
Gig economy innovators face tough fight against California’s daft AB-5 law
“Uber and Postmates’ Important AB-5 Lawsuit Faces an Uphill Battle” By Trace Mitchell and Jennifer Huddleston, courtesy of the Mercatus Center January 1 did not just ring in a new year and a new decade, it also heralded the start of California’s new worker classification law: Assembly Bill 5 (AB-5). Signed last […]
“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 […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: A Tariff Is A Tax!
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor While the impeachment circus goes on America’s economy surges ahead, unemployment is low and conservative and center-right organizations and individuals are doing lots of work on issues and ideas that affect America, and the world. Read on, it’s a busy week (except in Congress)… Tariff Wars, […]
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 […]
We Need to Defend Innovation in Latin America
By Federico Fernández, founder, Somos Innovación We live in an era where great things have happened thanks to innovation. Everybody loves innovation and recognizes that is a force for progress. With the exception of maybe North Korea, no government in the world has an official policy to prohibit innovation or harass innovative people. […]
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, […]