I am desperate for sports – this was awesome
Day 5 of no sports…Who knew marble racing was so intense!(Jelle’s Marble Runs)
Posted by NFL Memes on Monday, 16 March 2020
Day 5 of no sports…Who knew marble racing was so intense!(Jelle’s Marble Runs)
Posted by NFL Memes on Monday, 16 March 2020
In order to understand why California’s new Assembly Bill 5, (AB 5) is lousy you have to decipher who wins and who loses in the gig economy. If the losers are politically connected, it is logical that the losers will try to change the rules.
This is the downside of most government interventions. The goals of the “do-gooders” are overwhelmed by the special interests. Laws should be simple and have as little interference in the personal lives as possible.
The gig economy has provided opportunities for millions of Americans to make money. That’s not the same as having a “job” but that’s the point. Many gig workers have other jobs and many of the ones who don’t are in school or want to work part-time to make a little extra cash. Obviously, some of these people would like to have a different job which they can freely look for while doing gig work without any repercussions from an “employer” looking for loyalty or firm work hours.
The reason the “gig economy” took off is because of the freedom it provides people who are willing to hustle to make extra money. You could set your own hours, accept work when you had free time, and not worry about an employer having that control. If you’re an employee, you might get benefits, but you lose that freedom and control.
The gig economy put millions of people to work in one way or another. Those new service workers upset many people that were being displaced by gig workers.
Any law that has lots of “exemptions” means it is a bad law. Lawmakers are saying what is good for one group (that may not be politically connected enough to get an exemption) is not good enough for another group (where they are politically powerful).
But people don’t sign up for gigs because they’re looking for health insurance, overtime, and a retirement plan. A gig means freedom, extra cash, and a chance to have control over when and how you work. Those other things are all important, but if that’s what you’re looking for, you look for a job, not a gig – and maybe you use a gig to pay some bills while you are looking for the perfect job.
Don’t kill one just because you think it should be the other.
Hopefully, this law doesn’t infect the rest of the country and hopefully, it stays in California, which is essentially a politically screwed up state anyway.
Here is John Stossel’s take on all of this.
We were told Citizens United (2010) meant money to dominate politics. Money keeps getting clobbered. Clinton twice as much $$ as Trump https://t.co/RiWupl73yI and lost. Bloomberg, Steyer just combined to spend $750 million for 1% of Dem primary delegates https://t.co/afiGMUAHeY
— Gregg Easterbrook (@EasterbrookG) March 4, 2020
I was feeling mellow this morning and listened to a little Chicago which is one of my favorite bands of all time. America from Chicago came on and I couldn’t resist looking up the lyrics and now I want to post them here.
“America”
America, America is free
America
America is you and me
The dream is fading before our eyes
Take some time to revive it
“We the people” must start right now
Don’t expect our leaders to show us how
They don’t have a clue what to do
If they knew how to stop the slide
We’d have seen some signs by now
To turn back the tide
We can’t keep havin’ you make our rules
When you treat us common folk like fools
It’s time we stand up for our rights
Put Congress in our political sights
Make them pass laws that help us all
The founding fathers echo will be heard in the hall
By the people, for the people, everyone equal
‘Cause this is
America, America is free
America
Everyone’s free
America, America is free
America
America is you and me
Our declaration tells us we’re all free and equal
No religion, no color, just people
No one better, no one worse
Everyone comes first
Time to unite as a nation
Go all-in with no hesitation
Let’s not shy away from what’s right
Let’s not shy away from the fight
If we work together at a steady pace
We will make the lane we love a better place
A better…
America is on Chicago XXXVI (yes, their 36 album and 24th studio album).
The response to the high wages demanded in low skill position was obvious.
Miso can offer Flippys (a robot for making food) to fast-food restaurant owners for an estimated $2,000 per month on a subscription basis, breaking down to about $3 per hour. (The actual cost will depend on customers’ specific needs). A human doing the same job costs $4,000 to $10,000 or more a month, depending on a restaurant’s hours and the local minimum wage. And robots never call in sick.
Sorry teenager trying to earn a few bucks to go to college, restaurants don’t need to hire you at the high wage that over-eager do-gooders are demanding.
https://www.latimes.com/…/flippy-fast-food-restaurant-robot…