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    Hillary Clinton takes aim at Uber economy in speech

    Uber was the elephant in the room when Hillary Clinton gave her economic-policy speech on Monday, as the Democrats’ leading presidential contender called out the “gig economy.”

    In a major campaign speech in New York City, the former secretary of state didn’t mention the ride-sharing service by name. But it was pretty clear what sort of companies she was talking about when she got to how some Americans earn money.

    “Many Americans are making extra money renting out a spare room, designing websites, selling products they design themselves at home, or even driving their own car,” she said at the New School.

    But that sort of work comes with its own problems, she said.


    “This ‘on demand’ or so-called ‘gig economy’ is creating exciting opportunities and unleashing innovation, but it’s also raising hard questions about workplace protections and what a good job will look like in the future,” Clinton added.

    As Mashable notes, her remarks came as startups like Uber and its competitor Lyft are under mounting scrutiny for classifying drivers as independent contractors rather than part-time or full-time employees, entitled to health-care benefits, sick time and paid time off.
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    I wonder why she didn't include "giving speeches" on that list.
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    Hmmm. So legitimate self-employment and small business is bad, but ripping people off in bogus land deals and using the state cops in running a protection racket for coke dealers is ok? Why would she think that contract employment is bad? It isn't like she bumped off Vince Foster herself.
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    Tom Woods explains it great. he says that people like that always take away the choice from poor people and it is always the choice people took and if they choose that it means that it is best for them. All other job opportunities are worse than that one. You dont help people by taking away their choices, especially the one they actually choose.
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    Extra work bad. More government good. Gotcha



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