Presidential election, 2016

[David Horn]

(12-29-2016, 09:01 PM)Warren Dew Wrote:

(12-29-2016, 02:57 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(12-29-2016, 12:15 PM)David Horn Wrote:

(12-28-2016, 09:36 PM)Warren Dew Wrote:

(12-28-2016, 02:39 PM)David Horn Wrote: There are many types of contractors in this world, and I've employed some and been some as well. I have a hard time believing that your status became illegal under BHO, but was OK prior to that.

Independent software contracting.  The issue is that there's a lot of regulatory flexibility regarding how much pressure is put on employers to provide employee style benefits like health care to contractors.  Under Obama, that pressure rose high enough that many software employers simply stopped using independent contractors, even when those contractors had their own health insurance and such.

I tend to agree that those changes were warranted.  Companies love to use the mantel of 'contractor' to avoid the responsibilities they have to employees.  Uber is a prime example.  When the companies punt, and their not-employees need healthcare, the taxpayer pays.  That's just wrong.

Being a former software guy, I'm also not weeping over how poor off you are.  Poor guy, having to survive on an engineer's salary.  The Democrats working to assure benefits for those who really need them while the Republican look out for those who don't need looking out for seems par for the course.

So basically you're saying you want to tear down everyone who does better than you.  Got it.

Me, I'd rather everyone do as well as possible.

Ok, but not at others expense.  Structuring the economy to benefit the top 5-10% is what we've been doing for 40 years.  The rest are getting mad (see Trump, Donald J).  When they find themselves in worse shape rather than better, Katy bar the door.